New Delhi: The US President Joe Biden has paid tribute to former Indian PM Manmohan Singh. The White House has issued a statement in this regard.
The White House statement read, “Jill and I join the people of India in grieving the loss of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The unprecedented level of cooperation between the United States and India today would not have been possible without the Prime Minister’s strategic vision and political courage. From forging the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Agreement to helping launch the first Quad between Indo-Pacific partners, he charted pathbreaking progress that will continue to strengthen our nations—and the world—for generations to come. He was a true statesman. A dedicated public servant. And above all, he was a kind and humble person.”
The US President also recollect his chance meeting with the late Indian PM when he was Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2008.
“I had the chance to meet Prime Minister Singh as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2008 and as Vice President during his Official State Visit to the United States in 2009. He also graciously hosted me in New Delhi in 2013. As we discussed then, the U.S.-India relationship is among the most consequential in the world. And together, as partners and friends, our nations can unlock a future of dignity and unlimited potential for all of our people,” Joe Biden said in a statement from the White House.
Joe Biden further said that the US recommit to the vision to which Prime Minister Singh dedicated his life and paid his deepest condolences to former first lady Gursharan Kaur, their children, and people of India.
