"We Keep Raising The Bar": S Jaishankar On India-US Relationship

Mr Jaishankar met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington recently, amid the diplomatic row with Canada.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today it is difficult to put a limit on the India-US relationship, and that the two countries now see each other as "desirable, optimal, and comfortable partners." Speaking to the community in Washington D.C. pic.twitter.com/p2Vtk6pG2X

Addressing an Indian community event in Washington DC, Mr Jaishankar said, "I am often asked, where do you think this relationship (India-US) is going...now it's hard for me today, really, to put a limit on it, to define it, to even voice expectations, because in every way this relationship has exceeded expectations, which is why today we don't even try to define it. We actually keep raising the bar."

Mr Jaishankar held meetings with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, senior members of the US Administration, US business leaders, and think tank experts this week. The External Affairs Minister said that India and the United States have a "very compelling need" to work together and that it is in Washington's interest to have partners who think and speak well of America.