Thu. Mar 28th, 2024

The US is looking forward to work with President Ram Nath Kovind on regional and global issues. State Department Spokesperson, Heather Nauert said that they want to congratulate the President-elect Ramnath Kovind on his victory and want to work with him in future.

Nauert credited the close people-to-people contact between the world’s two largest democracies with the type of partnership they share. “That partnership is obviously underpinned by our very close people-to-people contact with the Indian government and our shared democratic values and India and the US have a deep and growing strategic partnership,” said Nauert.

Kovind garnered 65.65 per cent of the votes in the electoral college against the BJP’s projected 70 per cent vote for him.

Kovind, a low-key lawyer-turned-politician, was yesterday elected as India’s 14th President, the first BJP member and the second Dalit to occupy the country’s highest office.

By Mahak