Washington, Neera Tandon, a top White House official, has said that Indian Americans have played a huge role in building and strengthening relations between India and the US.
Tanden, domestic policy advisor to President Joe Biden, said this in her heated exchange with former US Ambassador to India Tim Roemer during the seventh annual leadership summit of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Monday.
"I really believe that it is the diaspora that has played a huge role in making this relationship where it is today," she said.
“The business leaders who have been back and forth have played a huge role. Even in times when...which is not today, in moments in the past where there has been real tension, or suspicion or concern, between the United States and India, it is people (who) have helped improve this relationship. Has done),” Tandon said.“How America treats Indians is closely related to how India views America. This is fundamentally important as we progress,” he said in response to a question.
Tanden, one of the most influential Indian-Americans in the White House, said that unlike when she first worked in the White House several decades ago, there are a large number of Indian-Americans working in the building for President Biden.
“I started my career in the Clinton White House. In the Clinton White House, there were only a handful of Indian-Americans in the entire Executive Office of the President.And today, I feel very fortunate to be among so many leaders, some of the assistants to the President are Indian-Americans,” she said.
“We have Indian-Americans as leaders of companies, Indian-Americans in Congress, we have record numbers. We have five members of Congress, and probably a few more after November,'' he said.
Tandon said India and the US share the values of education, opportunity, entrepreneurship and innovation.
“It is this convergence of values that has allowed so many Indians to come to the United States to become leaders of companies.“There are so many stories of people who have come here to learn, to live, to innovate and to lead,” he said.
India's Deputy Ambassador to the US Sripriya Ranganathan said that India-US relations are a top priority for the Indian government.
He said that in less than two weeks of the new government assuming power after the elections, there has been a high-level political contact between India and the US.
“Prime Minister Modi and President Biden met on the margins of the G7. NSA Sullivan is currently in Delhi for discussions with the Indian leadership.Ranganathan said, there is going to be a lot of activities and a lot of exchange between India and America.
“What both governments are advocating, exactly what USISPF is also trying to do, is we need our companies to work closely on the same areas that we have prioritized. This will determine our success in the coming century in sectors like defence, space, communications, biotech, our companies will have to see in each other their first choice of partners,” she said.
Tanden, domestic policy advisor to President Joe Biden, said this in her heated exchange with former US Ambassador to India Tim Roemer during the seventh annual leadership summit of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) on Monday.
"I really believe that it is the diaspora that has played a huge role in making this relationship where it is today," she said.
“The business leaders who have been back and forth have played a huge role. Even in times when...which is not today, in moments in the past where there has been real tension, or suspicion or concern, between the United States and India, it is people (who) have helped improve this relationship. Has done),” Tandon said.“How America treats Indians is closely related to how India views America. This is fundamentally important as we progress,” he said in response to a question.
Tanden, one of the most influential Indian-Americans in the White House, said that unlike when she first worked in the White House several decades ago, there are a large number of Indian-Americans working in the building for President Biden.
“I started my career in the Clinton White House. In the Clinton White House, there were only a handful of Indian-Americans in the entire Executive Office of the President.And today, I feel very fortunate to be among so many leaders, some of the assistants to the President are Indian-Americans,” she said.
“We have Indian-Americans as leaders of companies, Indian-Americans in Congress, we have record numbers. We have five members of Congress, and probably a few more after November,'' he said.
Tandon said India and the US share the values of education, opportunity, entrepreneurship and innovation.
“It is this convergence of values that has allowed so many Indians to come to the United States to become leaders of companies.“There are so many stories of people who have come here to learn, to live, to innovate and to lead,” he said.
India's Deputy Ambassador to the US Sripriya Ranganathan said that India-US relations are a top priority for the Indian government.
He said that in less than two weeks of the new government assuming power after the elections, there has been a high-level political contact between India and the US.
“Prime Minister Modi and President Biden met on the margins of the G7. NSA Sullivan is currently in Delhi for discussions with the Indian leadership.Ranganathan said, there is going to be a lot of activities and a lot of exchange between India and America.
“What both governments are advocating, exactly what USISPF is also trying to do, is we need our companies to work closely on the same areas that we have prioritized. This will determine our success in the coming century in sectors like defence, space, communications, biotech, our companies will have to see in each other their first choice of partners,” she said.
