US Senators and corporate world bat for stronger India-US relationship

Two influential American Senators along with leaders from the corporate world have called for strengthening ties with India, including in the defence sector.

We want India and the United States to be the very best of friends with the deepest relationships, Senator Steve Daines said on Monday.

He was speaking at a fireside between John Chambers and Senator Dan Sullivan during the annual Leadership Summit of the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF).

I think globally it's so important here that we have clarity around who the good guys are and how we want to perpetuate these relationships and strengthen relationships. And the good guys are the United States and India, the Senator from Montana said.

China is watching what we are doing with India, Daines said.

Senator Dan Sullivan said a lot of these countries are motivated by historical grievances. "I think this... new era, it's really a return to the era of authoritarian aggression, is going to be with us for years and ..