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US Governor: India is America’s greatest strategic partner

India is America’s “greatest” strategic ally and the country has been instrumental in helping the US build technology and medical professions, a top US governor has said.

“We clearly understand the strategic importance of India, of India-US relations. As we grow our 21st century economy, India has been so instrumental in helping us build our technology, medical professions,” said Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe, who is also the chair of the powerful National Governors Association.


“We recognise a country that has been such a close strategic ally of the US. That’s why we the Governors are here tonight,” McAuliffe said at a reception hosted by Navtej Sarna, the Indian ambassador to the US, at his residence in honour of members of the National Governors Association (NGA).

Governors along with their spouses from a record number of 25 states attended the reception, which is one of the largest such gatherings at the ambassador’s residence in recent years and reflective of the strong partnership that India over the years has been able to build with each of these states.

“India is America’s greatest strategic partner,” McAuliffe said, explaining the reasons for the NGA agreeing to have this reception at the residence of Indian ambassador despite a tough competition from other countries.

The reception coincided with the Winter Meeting of the NGA which is currently underway in Washington.

“This is a great opportunity for governors. India is so large, with so many people and so many opportunities. But you cannot build relationship with India unless you visit the country,” said McAuliffe, as he urged other governors to visit India and take trade delegations there.

He himself has been to India as many as 15 times, the last time he took a trade delegation to India.

Addressing the largest-ever crowd of US governors at his residence, Sarna said India-US relationship today is a “very major” global strategic partnership.

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