Likening the India-US relationship to a marriage, which has its share of inevitable fights and disagreements, Garcetti added, "It continues to accelerate because we want this relationship, we need this relationship, and we have this relationship."
Ambassador Garcetti praised India for organising the upcoming mammoth general elections with nearly one billion voters in the electorate and said that "the US has something to learn from India" in how to improve its electoral practices and procedures.
Earlier, US Ambassador to India, Garcetti said no government employee of any country should be involved in an assassination plot of a foreign citizen-- in a reference to the alleged "foiled" murder plot of Pannun.
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is an India-designated terrorist who holds American and Canadian citizenship. He has repeatedly issued threats against India.
Garcetti acknowledged the "unfortunate" deaths of Indian students and emphasised that the President Joe Biden-led government would make sure to make the country a wonderful place to study while keeping the country safe.
This comes amid growing tensions between India, and Canada after Justin Trudeau on Monday accused the Indian government of being behind the fatal shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the US-India 5G and Next Generation Networks Workshop, Garcetti said 5G presents a fantastic opportunity to collaborate towards an open, accessible, and secure technology ecosystem, built on shared values and shared systems.
Eric Garcetti on Friday officially sworn in as the US Ambassador to India by Vice President Kamala Harris during a ceremonial event.
The WH has exuded confidence that the former Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, would be confirmed by the United States Senate this time.
In his commencement address to the Jindal University School of Banking and Finance, the former US Ambassador to India told young students that India has the youngest workforce in Asia.
Under the Indo-US nuclear deal, Washington had assured support to India's candidature in the NSG and the MTCR.
Kenneth Juster replaces Indian-American Richard Verma as the top American diplomat to India.
Washington: The United States senate today confirmed by a voice vote the nomination of Richard Rahul Verma as the next US Ambassador to India.Verma, 46, is the first Indian-American to be the US Ambassador to
Mumbai: India and America are ‘indispensable' partners, who have a stake in each other's future, the US interim Ambassador said as she pushed for deeper ties between the world's two largest democracies.Kathleen Stephens, the US
Washington, Mar 31: The US Senate on Friday confirmed career diplomat Nancy Powell as ambassador to India, a position that had remained vacant for the past year. The Senate confirmed ambassadors to 16 countries following
Washington, Dec 17: Nancy J Powell, a career diplomat with wide experience in South Asia, has been named by US President Barack Obama as the next ambassador to India, the first woman to be nominated
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