US ambassador describes ties with India as 'multiplicative relationship'

US ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, on Friday described the ties between the two countries as "multiplicative" and said the world's largest and the oldest democracies are moving forward because they "love each other".

Stating that in his 16-17 months as the US ambassador to India, he has visited 23 states and Union territories and stitched together the marvellous view of a country that is rising in the world and of an economy that is the strongest in the developing world.

Speaking at an education meet here, Garcetti described the India-United States relations as a "multiplicative" relationship.

"It's a relationship not of addition... it's not India plus the United States when India and the US are together, it's a multiplicative relationship," he said.

Garcetti said that India and the US are moving forward together because "we love each other."

Lauding India's leadership in organising the G20 summit in 2023, he said the two countries are working together on climate change, women