When Rishi Sunak became the Prime Minister of Britain, Indians were happy about it. Rishi Sunak was the first Hindu PM of Britain. With Sunak becoming PM, it was expected that he would strengthen relations with India. But no deal could be reached on a free trade agreement during Sunak’s tenure. Along with this, decisions on many issues like Graduate Visa Scheme were not considered in favor of Indians. Similarly, when Kamala Harris, who is associated with Indian identity, became the Vice President of America, there was a lot of discussion in India. Worship was done in temples, Rangoli was made and good wishes were given to Kamala. In such a situation, let us know what Kamala Harris said about India in the past and if Kamala wins, will there be any impact on US-India relations?
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Haven’t come to India even once in 4 years
Modi met Kamala for the first time in 2021. During this time, he had invited Kamala to come to India, but she did not come to India even once in the last 4 years. Last year in 2023, when Modi went to America again, Kamala hosted a lunch for him. During this he gave a speech of about 15 minutes. However, in the speech, there was more mention of his heritage related to India and less mention of PM Modi. Kamala had praised PM Modi for dealing with Corona and India’s economic progress.
How was your relationship with Biden?
Talking about India’s neighboring country Pakistan, you should know that when Biden was the Vice President of America, he received Pakistan’s second highest honor ‘Hilal-e-Pakistan’. American aid to Pakistan also remained more than $630 billion between 2013 and 2016, which Trump reduced to $392 billion in 2017. A policy paper on Biden’s campaign website criticized the CAA and NRC, saying they compromise the credibility of India’s secular and interfaith democracy. This criticism was not limited to CAA only but was also regarding Kashmir.
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What was the stand on Kashmir?
Kamala Harris’s stand on Kashmir and human rights does not match with India. Kamla had given a statement on the removal of Article 370 and the subsequent questions related to human rights in Kashmir. He also criticized the Modi government. After the removal of Article 370, Harris had said in October 2019 that we have to remind Kashmiris that they are not alone in the world. We are monitoring the situation. If the situation changes, there will be a need to intervene.