Closer Cooperation With India Expected From Next US President
Most US presidential candidates have very favorable views towards closer cooperation with India in the future, reports Joanna Klonsky of the Council on Foreign Relations. Klonsky’s findings belie the low coverage on this issue so far, showing that candidates from both camps generally support resolutions such as the United States-India Energy Security Cooperation Act (2006) or the US-India civilian nuclear agreement. There are exceptions such as Dennis Kucinich (D) and Ron Paul ®, who both strongly opposed the US-India civilian nuclear agreement and have expressed concern on outsourcing as well as Indian cultural traditions such as untouchables. All the current favorites in the race, however, see intensifying relations with India as a top priority, and India as a “natural ally” of the United States.
