WORLD NEWS | US President Joe Biden sends Holi wishes to Indians

washington [US]Chinanews.com, March 8 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Biden expressed Holi blessings to the Indian people on Wednesday.

“Happy Holidays to those celebrating love, laughter, kindness and the arrival of spring during Day of Color today,” Biden tweeted Wednesday.

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India celebrates Holi on March 7th and 8th.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who is scheduled to visit India this week, said on Monday (local time) that now is an optimistic time for India-U.S. relations.

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“This is an optimistic time for US-India relations and I am delighted to be visiting India at such a special time of year to celebrate Holi,” Raimondo said ahead of his visit to India, the statement said. U.S. Department of Commerce.

“Through the CEO Forum, Business Dialogue and IPEF, we are making tremendous progress in bringing our nation closer together by creating new markets for trade, expanding existing markets, and strengthening our shared commitment to democracy,” she said. added.

Vedant Patel, chief deputy spokesperson of the US State Department, recently called the US-India relationship “one of the most important bilateral relationships”, saying that New Delhi is an important partner in many fields and has played an extremely important role.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, Patel said that the US and India are partners of choice in many areas including defense and security.

He also touched on India’s purchase of oil from Russia, saying “every country will make its own decision” but noted that the US is a strong advocate of price caps because it allows oil and energy to flow in the market, but ensures Moscow does so. Do not make “windfall profits to fund their war machine” in the conflict with Ukraine.

Referring to U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Patel noted that the Indian-American community is very active and that immigration to the U.S. over the past 50 to 60 years has created a perception that “we now have an Indian-American vice president.” Way. (Arnie)

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