India-U.S. Relations to Grow Despite U.S. Presidential Elections

• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar predicts a “growing” India-U.S. relationship and engagement with the Quad, regardless of the U.S. presidential election outcome.
• Jaishankar criticized Canada over violence outside an Indian consular camp and for allowing “extremist voices”.
• He emphasized the Quad’s strategic importance for U.S., India, Australia, and Japan, regardless of the election outcome.
• Jaishankar criticized Canada for allowing “extremist voices” and vandalism at Indian centers and temples in Australia.
• The Quad, established post-tsunami in 2005, has been “revived” during the previous Trump presidency.