HN_ANI2_MUMBAI_ERIC_GARCETTI_11-24-07

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1/9/2025

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00:00I would just say, look, the U.S.-India relationship is not only a defining but the defining relationship.

00:13I think all of us know that building peace is really about being able to deter war, to

00:18make sure it doesn't occur.

00:21And the greatest threat that we all face is those who would define the rules of the road

00:26based on just their raw power.

00:28And whether it's the South China Sea, here in the Indian Ocean, or the Red Sea, I think

00:32the U.S. and India are together knowing that borders should be sacred, they should be sacrosanct,

00:38that rules are the only way to keep the peace, even if we need to amend them from time to

00:43time.

00:44And that knowing how to wage conflict together is the greatest deterrent to any of our common

00:49threats.

00:50But I don't have any comments on that.

00:51I'll leave that for the next administration, but thank you.

00:54Sure.

00:55Other questions?

00:58Sir, how do you rate your experience in India as a general senator for India?

01:03You know, this has been the most extraordinary job of my life.

01:07This is to be in the right place at the right time with the right relationship.

01:12When President Biden said that India was the most important country in the world to him,

01:15no U.S. president had ever said that.

01:17And as I said, if you want to see the future, come to India.

01:19If you want to work on the future, come to India.

01:22But vice versa, one of the great things that I've seen is that India is coming to the United

01:26States, not just Indians who have come for decades, but whether it's investment, whether

01:30it's looking at the ways that our militaries are coming together.

01:33We really see this as a relationship with endless possibilities and without any limits.

01:40So I've been able to travel to 27 of the 28 states, six of the eight union territories,

01:44and I'm still not done.

01:45I still got a little bit of time.

01:47We're going to be opening up, you know, a new consulate in Bengaluru next week.

01:51We are so excited to see the optimism, the hope and the progress of India.

01:56And just on a personal note, India captured my heart.

01:59There were some differences also on two occasions, like Russia-Ukraine conflict and some other issues of the world.

02:05India and U.S. are not on the same page.

02:07Were you feeling any pressure on those occasions?

02:10No, this is a resilient relationship.

02:12You know, I always joke, when you get married, it's not how much you love each other.

02:16It's whether you can get through your first fight.

02:18If you disagree, can you settle your differences?

02:21And the United States and India have never had a stronger relationship, not only in the good times,

02:26but sometimes when we see things slightly differently, we are resilient and desirous of being even closer.

02:33And I think that sometimes India can open up doors that we can't,

02:36and vice versa, we open up doors that sometimes India can't,

02:39which is why that multiplicative relationship of India times the U.S. is so effective.

02:43At G20, India could talk to Russia in a way that maybe we couldn't.

02:47We could talk to Europe in a way that maybe India couldn't.

02:50But together, we landed a joint statement that was unanimous.

02:53And I welcome India's greater role in the world,

02:57whether it's bringing peace in the Ukraine-Russia conflict,

03:00whether it's patrolling the Indian Ocean to ensure that global trade routes are secure.

03:05We love to see India's growth and its assurance.

03:10You know, this is a strong, proud India, one the likes that this modern world has never seen before.

03:16And I think that that is a force for good.

03:18How do you see your political instability in Canada when the U.S. is also in a transition phase?

03:22Well, I think one thing is very clear around the world.

03:25It's tough to be an incumbent right now, and that people want change.

03:29And whether it's Canada, whether it's in our country, whether it's, you know, in Europe, East Asia,

03:35right now these are challenging times for leaders.

03:38People want solutions overnight.

03:41They can order packages and have them delivered at their home.

03:44I don't think complex solutions deliver just as quickly when we know building peace takes excruciating work,

03:50whether it's in Israel and Gaza or whether it's in Ukraine-Russia.

03:53But I do think that people across the world are demanding that maybe we rethink the old architecture

04:00and that this is a moment, whether it's with AI, whether it's the changing nature of war,

04:04that leaders have to reflect a modern ethos.

04:08So I think it's tough to be a leader anywhere.

04:11But one thing you see here is the stability of the Indian model,

04:14and what you will see in America is the stability of the American model,

04:17that even as leaders change, I believe our values don't.

04:26I'll do this and then I'll get you.

04:33So, you know, I think the greatest thing that India and the U.S. could do

04:36is to define the supply chain for the world and the technologies that will define our lives,

04:42to reduce tariffs on both sides, to make a frictionless relationship

04:46that would ensure that we can manufacture the semiconductors, telecommunications equipment,

04:51defense equipment, AI and quantum breakthroughs together.

04:56And that's why our initiative on critical emerging technology is so important.

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