'india Is Very Important Partner, Will Do Everything To...': Us Speaker Pledges Full Support To New Delhi

US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson has assured India of beardown American support successful its conflict against terrorism, calling India a "very important" partner for nan United States successful aggregate domains. His remarks came during a Congressional briefing astatine Capitol Hill connected Monday, wherever he besides expressed optimism astir India-US waste and acquisition negotiations.

When asked astir India's long-standing conflict pinch cross-border terrorism, Johnson said, "Look, we person awesome sympathy for what's happening complete location and we want to guidelines pinch our allies. I deliberation India is simply a very important partner to america successful truthful galore ways. I dream that nan waste and acquisition negotiations will activity retired good betwixt nan 2 countries.”

"We'll do everything we tin successful nan US to support those efforts. And I deliberation that's each portion of this narration arsenic it develops. The Trump management intelligibly understands nan value of that narration and intelligibly understands nan value of nan threat of terrorism. And truthful I deliberation if that threat is increased, I deliberation you'll spot nan administration...focus much power and resources and clip to thief assistance pinch that. That's surely our hope,” Johnson added.

The comments travel arsenic nan US continues to condemn nan April 22 violent onslaught successful Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, wherever 26 group were killed. On April 30, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said pinch External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and reaffirmed nan US committedness to cooperating pinch India against terrorism.

“The Secretary expressed his sorrow for nan lives mislaid successful nan horrific violent onslaught successful Pahalgam, and reaffirmed nan United States' committedness to practice pinch India against terrorism,” US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said. “He besides encouraged India to activity pinch Pakistan to de-escalate tensions and support bid and information successful South Asia.”

Earlier, US President Donald Trump besides expressed afloat support to India. According to MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, Trump called PM Modi and conveyed his deepest condolences astatine nan nonaccomplishment of guiltless lives successful nan panic onslaught successful J&K. "President Trump powerfully condemned nan panic onslaught and expressed afloat support to India to bring to justness nan perpetrators of this heinous attack. India and nan United States guidelines together successful nan conflict against terror."

Russia excessively has extended unequivocal support. In a telephone telephone pinch Prime Minister Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned nan onslaught arsenic "barbaric" and conveyed "deepest condolences connected nan nonaccomplishment of guiltless lives" while reiterating that nan perpetrators "must beryllium brought to justice."

A Russian embassy readout said some leaders agreed connected nan request for an “uncompromising conflict against coercion successful each its manifestations.” Putin besides accepted Modi’s invitation to nan yearly India-Russia acme and underlined that bilateral ties stay immune to “external influence” and are “developing dynamically.”
 

Published on: May 6, 2025 12:43 PM IST