NEW DELHI:

External affairs minister

S Jaishankar on Tuesday said India would be able to work with the next

US president

.
Talking about the upcoming

presidential elections

at an event here, Jaishankar said, “Generally, we do not comment on other people’s elections because we also hope others don’t comment on us. But the American system will throw up its verdict.

And, I am not saying this just as a formality, but if you look over the last 20-odd years, maybe a little bit more for us, we have every confidence that we will be able to work with the US president, whoever he (Donald Trump) or she (Kamala Harris) will be”.
A few hours before his comments, the White House said that President Joe Biden views the

US-India relationship

as “one of the most consequential in the world”, adding that both countries “work closely” on vital priorities. It said how the US wants to expand its “critically important partnership” with India, moving forward.
Also Tuesday, ex-foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra took charge as India’s ambassador to US.