US outlook on India: Bullish, comfortable

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell praises India's successful elections, sees democratic advantage over China, bullish on US-India ties.

The US views the recent Indian elections as the “most successful democratic experiment and demonstration in modern history”, notes that Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted the electoral outcome, and believes that India’s democratic resilience gives New Delhi an edge in its competition with Beijing, Kurt Campbell, the American deputy secretary of state has said.

US deputy secretary of state Kurt Campbell (centre) with Indian foreign secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra (centre left) and other Indian officials in Washington in April. (ANI)