Washington:
The White House on Wednesday said that during the impressive four-year tenure of outgoing President Joe Biden, the US ‘strengthened’ its relations with India and started important initiatives like ICET dialogue and Quad. In a briefing document highlighting some of the key accomplishments of the Biden administration, the White House said Biden’s diplomacy has made America’s economic and security partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region more secure by strengthening it, both bilaterally and multilaterally. .
Biden (82)’s four-year term as the 46th President of America will end on January 20, when Donald Trump (78) will be sworn in as the 47th President of the country.
The details document says that in the last four years, Biden has strengthened the US-Japan-South Korea, US-Japan-Philippines and Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) trilateral partnerships and the Quad (Quaternary Security Dialogue) and IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Cooperation). Framework) revitalized America’s network of alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific and strengthened cooperation between India, Indonesia, Vietnam, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), and the Pacific Islands. “Strengthened Washington’s relations with the countries of the United States.”
Referring to the Afghan war in the details document, Biden has been credited with ending the longest war in American history. It also says that Biden supported Ukraine in the face of Russia’s illegal and unprovoked invasion, which allowed it to protect its freedom and democracy and refute speculations that it might collapse within days. Will go.
According to the document, Biden mobilized more than 50 countries in favor of Ukraine, providing it with the economic and financial support it needs to protect its territorial integrity and imposing the harshest multilateral sanctions ever on Russia.
It said that President Biden and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have agreed to convene the US-ICT on Critical and Emerging Technologies (ICET) in May 2022 to enhance and expand strategic technology partnerships and defense industrial cooperation between the governments, businesses, and academic institutions of the two countries. India dialogue announced.
According to the details document, “Biden elevated the Quad to the top leader level with Australia, India and Japan and hosted two historic summits with Pacific Island countries.”
The Quad is a diplomatic partnership between Australia, India, Japan and the United States, committed to supporting a stable, free, prosperous and inclusive Indo-Pacific. “The Biden administration strengthened America’s competitive position against China and took historic steps to deliver on the US strategy of ‘invest, align, and compete’,” the statement said.