Wouldn’t predict how the next administrations is going to interact with India, says John Kirby
US State Department Spokesperson John Kirby on Wednesday said that the US administration does not see any “diminution in the strong bilateral relations” with India.
“It goes without saying that because India is such an important partner and such an important power that I see no diminution in the strong US-India bilateral relations that we’ve enjoyed to date,” PTI quoted Kirby.
When asked about the future of India-US relationship under the new administration, the outgoing Obama administration’s spokesperson said that he don’t want to talk about advice that Secretary of State John Kerry may give to his successor.
“We obviously believe in the strength of our bilateral relationship with India. It is vital and important on so many different levels and we will certainly do all that’s required of us by the transition team to provide them the context and information about that relationship with India for them to make their own decisions,” he said.
“I simply wouldn’t predict or get ahead of how the next administration is going to interact with India,” Kirby said.
Describing it as an internal matter of India, the State Department also refrained from answering questions related to demonetisation drive by the Indian government.