India defence ties stronger than ever, last four years stand out: US envoy

Juster underlined the unprecedented increase in the two militaries' ability to operate together

Underlining the bipartisan American consensus on building stronger US-India security ties, outgoing US ambassador Ken Juster said President Donald Trump’s nurturing of relations with New Delhi had consolidated the work of two previous American presidents.
 

“While our strategic partnership has been on an upward trajectory over the past two decades, the past four years stand out as a time of ambition and achievement in the relationship,” he said.
 

Stating that Washington “has been dedicated… to supporting India’s rise on the world stage”, Juster pointed out that the 2017 US National Security Strategy had welcomed “India’s emergence as a leading power