As per reports United States of America termed India as an essential partner for its shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific and highlighted that regardless of India-Russia historical ties, the US is a partner of choice for India now.
According to sources this statement of United States of America came a day after US President Joe Biden's comment that India is an exception among the QUAD members with its "somewhat shaky" response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
And now to counterpart United States of America President statement, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price stressed that Indo-Pacific is at the heart of QUAD's policy and India holds an important place in realizing this shared vision.
According to the reports while responding to ANI's question on whether or not all QUAD partners are in sync with India's historic relationship with Russia, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said that we are a partner of India when it comes to shared interests and US is a partner of choice for India now.
Replying to a question whether Biden administration has made up a decision on whether to apply or waive sanctions under CAATSA, vis-a-vis the S-400.
The US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that he does not have any updates and US continue to work with the Congress and our Indian partners.
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