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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="240227" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="World-leaders">World leaders</keyword> congratulated President-elect <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> and Vice President-elect <keyword id="180909" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Kamala-Harris">Kamala Harris</keyword> on Saturday after the presidential race was officially called by most major US media outlets.</li><li>The messages to Biden and Harris were universally conciliatory and upbeat.</li><li>Biden has been critical of President Donald Trump's approach to <keyword id="44266" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Foreign-policy">foreign policy</keyword> and has advocated for a less confrontational approach to working with world leaders.</li></ul>World leaders congratulated <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-wins-general-election-against-donald-trump-2020-11">President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris</a> on Saturday after the presidential race was officially <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-kamala-harris-presidency-called-media-outlets-election-2020-11">called by most major US media outlets</a>, signaling a decidedly upbeat tone towards the new American leaders.Many of the leaders have been thrown off course by the unpredictability of President Donald Trump's leadership style, and many of them also have interacted with Biden before, as he has a long history of delving into foreign policy as a member of the US Senate from 1973 to 2009 and as vice president from 2009 to 2017.Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who worked closely with Biden when he was vice president, highlighted the close relationship between the bordering countries."Congratulations Joe Biden and Kamala Harris," <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1325121342568505346?s=20">Trudeau wrote on Twitter</a>. "Our two countries are close friends, partners, and allies. We share a relationship that's unique on the world stage. I'm really looking forward to working together and building on that with you both."British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a close Trump ally, sent a warm congratulatory message to Biden and Harris via Twitter."Congratulations to Joe Biden on his election as President of the United States and to Kamala Harris on her historic achievement," <a href="https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1325133262075940864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1325133262075940864%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FBorisJohnson2Fstatus2F1325133262075940864widget%3DTweetweet">he wrote</a>. "The US is our important ally and I look forward to working closely together on our shared priorities, from climate change to trade and security."German Chancellor <keyword id="76" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Angela-Merkel">Angela Merkel</keyword>, who had a strong relationship with former president Barack Obama and Biden, sent a congratulatory note to Biden and Harris."I look forward to working together with President Biden in the future," she wrote. "Our transatlantic friendship is indispensable if we are to face the greatest challenges of our time."French President Emmanuel Macron offered words of praise for the election of Biden and Harris. "The Americans have chosen their President," <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1325136167084363779">Macron tweeted</a>. "Congratulations Joe Biden and Kamala Harris! We have a lot to do to overcome today's challenges. Let's work together!"Israeli Opposition leader Yair Lapid congratulated the president-elect and vice president-elect on November 7."Congratulations to my friend President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris," Lapid said. "The relationship between our countries is based on deeply held values and critical shared interests which I know will be at the heart of your administration."On November 8, Israeli Prime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released several statements on Twitter, emphasizing his longstanding relationship with Biden."Congratulations Joe Biden and Kamala Harris," <a href="https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1325302956363812864">he wrote</a>. "Joe, we've had a long &amp; warm personal relationship for nearly 40 years, and I know you as a great friend of Israel. I look forward to working with both of you to further strengthen the special alliance between the U.S. and Israel."Netanyahu, a close Trump ally, also sent words of praise to the president."Thank you Donald Trump for the friendship you have shown the state of Israel and me personally, for recognizing Jerusalem and the Golan, for standing up to Iran, for the historic peace accords and for bringing the American-Israeli alliance to unprecedented heights," <a href="https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1325306327476867078">he tweeted</a>.Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison delivered words of support to the new administration."Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris - Australia wishes you every success in office," <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottMorrisonMP/status/1325179691284668424">he wrote</a>. "The Australia-US Alliance is deep and enduring, and built on shared values. I look forward to working with you closely as we face the world's many challenges together.In Ukraine, which was central in the longstanding Republican effort to hurt the Biden campaign, President Volodymyr Zelensky <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">congratulated Biden and Harris</a> on Twitter, highlighting the ties between the eastern European country and the US."Congratulations to Joe Biden and Kamala Harris!," he wrote. "Ukraine is optimistic about the future of the strategic partnership with the United States. Ukraine and the United States have always collaborated on security, trade, investment, democracy, fight against corruption. Our friendship becomes only stronger!"Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India sent <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1325145433828593664">warm words of support</a> to the new administration. The note likely had a great degree of significance to Harris, as she is the first Black and Indian American woman elected to the vice presidency in US history."Congratulations Joe Biden on your spectacular victory!" he said. "As the VP, your contribution to strengthening Indo-US relations was critical and invaluable. I look forward to working closely together once again to take India-US relations to greater heights."Modi also had a special message for Harris."Heartiest congratulations Kamala Harris!," Modi added. "Your success is pathbreaking, and a matter of immense pride not just for your chittis, but also for all Indian-Americans. I am confident that the vibrant India-US ties will get even stronger with your support and leadership.""Chittis" is Tamil for "aunts." Harris has long spoken about the legacy of her late mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris, who was raised in Tamil Nadu, a South Indian state, before immigrating to the US in 1958.This story has been updated.

World leaders congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their victory in the 2020 presidential election

<ul><li>Indian IT stocks are in the green as markets open in India with <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> coming out ahead in the US Presidential Election. </li><li>A Biden victory may bode well for the likes of <keyword id="6357585" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="tata-consultancy-services">Tata Consultancy Services</keyword> (TCS), Infosys, Wipro, HCL Technologies, and Tech Mahindra with his promise to reverse Trump’s suspension of H-1B visas.</li><li>Overall, analysts expect trade tensions between the two countries to subside with more favourable policies likely in the coming the future.</li></ul>Indian IT stocks are on fire as the <keyword id="5901225" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="2020-US-Presidential-election">2020 US Presidential Election</keyword> comes to an end, and Joe Biden steers ahead as the President-elect. For them, the victory of democratic nominee Joe Biden over the incumbent Donald Trump could spell some good news along the horizon. With Biden at the helm of the US, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/trump-vs-biden-impact-of-us-elections-on-india-sensex-nifty-trade-stock-market/articleshow/79021347.cms">analysts expect</a> that trade tensions between the US and India will ease up more favourable policies coming into play. Moreover, one of his campaign promises specifically addresses the easing up of H-1B visa regulations. Indian IT stocks are gaining ground <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none;"></colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.98958pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Company </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.98958pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Change in share price </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.98958pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Wipro </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.98958pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.81% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.98958pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Infosys </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.98958pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2.73% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.98958pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.98958pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">2.03% </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.98958pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">HCL Technologies </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-right:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 0.98958pt;border-top:solid #000000 0.98958pt;vertical-align:top;background-color:#ffffff;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;">1.22% </td></tr></tbody></table>Source: NSE as of 9:35 am Biden’s H-1B visa promise Moe Vela, former advisor to Biden during his vice presidency days with Barack Obama, believes that Trump’s ban on H-1B visas is just another example of racism and discrimination. “They’re knowledge workers, and they’re computer-based workers,” he told Business Insider in June. Given those parameters, a ban on H-1B visas may keep them from entering the US, but they can still keep their jobs and work just as well from other countries. Just last week, the US Department of Homeland Security issued a <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/us-looks-to-replace-h-1b-visa-lottery-system-with-a-wage-based-selection-process-that-will-prioritise-higher-salaries/articleshow/78951033.cms">notice proposing to replace the current H-1B lottery allotment system</a> with a wage-based selection process that will prioritise higher salaries. While that may admittedly be good for employees looking to get hired a fair way, it also makes it more expensive for countries like India to send their workforce abroad for projects. This is why it's significant that one of Biden’s promises includes reforming the H-1B visa system. "High skilled temporary visas should not be used to disincentivize recruiting workers already in the U.S. for in-demand occupations,” says his <a href="https://joebiden.com/immigration/">agenda on immigration</a>. Biden’s plans include supporting the expansion of the number of high-skilled visas and eliminating the limits on employment-based visas by country, which create unacceptably long backlogs. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/hyperloop-pod-carries-two-humans-through-a-tube-at-over-160-kmph-for-the-first-time-ever/articleshow/79121765.cms">Hyperloop pod carries two humans through a tube at over 160 kmph for the first time ever</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/top-cyber-espionage-groups-that-have-india-in-their-crosshairs/slidelist/79120867.cms">Top cyber espionage groups that have India in their crosshairs</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/bigbasket-the-e-grocery-startup-which-tata-group-is-eyeing-admits-a-data-breach-of-over-20-million-users/articleshow/79122791.cms">BigBasket, the e-grocery startup which Tata Group is eyeing, admits a data breach of over 20 million users</a>

Indian IT stocks are surging with Joe Biden's win in the 2020 US Presidential Election

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The Biden administration is banning most travel from <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> amid its escalating <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> outbreak. </li><li>Biden has gone back and forth on the issue of travel bans. </li><li>Last year, Biden said that banning all travel from any part of the world would not stop COVID-19.</li></ul>The Biden administration on Friday announced it's <a href="https://t.co/pS6E3IrIA2?amp=1">barring most travel from India</a> starting next week in response to the escalating COVID-19 crisis in the country. The move goes against past statements made by President <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> on travel bans, including once stating that such restrictions would "not stop the coronavirus."Conservative critics of the president have <a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/23/donald-trump/trump-repeats-flawed-claim-biden-opposed-trumps-co/">misleadingly said</a> that Biden called President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword>'s travel restrictions on China xenophobic, painting the new prohibitions on travel from India as hypocritical. Biden never explicitly said this, but he has gone back and forth on the issue of travel bans or restrictions. On the same day Trump announced travel restrictions on China last January, Biden during a campaign speech in Iowa said, "This is no time for Donald Trump's record of hysterical xenophobia and fear mongering to lead the way instead of science."The Biden campaign <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/26/trumps-faux-facts-fox-news/">told the Washington Post</a> that he was referencing Trump's call for travel bans during the Ebola crisis as well as his travel restrictions on predominantly Muslim countries, and pointed to similar remarks Biden made in a USA Today op-ed four days before the China ban was announced. "I remember how Trump sought to stoke fear and stigma during the 2014 Ebola epidemic," <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/01/27/coronavirus-donald-trump-made-us-less-prepared-joe-biden-column/4581710002/">Biden said</a> in the op-ed, denouncing Trump for pushing for "reactionary travel bans that would only have made things worse." Biden was also critical of Trump's restrictions on travel with regard to Europe. In <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1238254697695326209?s=20">a tweet</a> last March after Trump suspended travel both to and from a number of European countries, Biden said, "A wall will not stop the coronavirus. Banning all travel from Europe - or any other part of the world - will not stop it. This disease could impact every nation and any person on the planet - and we need a plan to combat it." Around that time, Biden also unveiled a plan to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to reporters on the plan, <a href="https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/joe-biden-speech-transcript-on-coronavirus-march-12-2020">Biden said,</a> "Banning all travel from Europe or any other part of the world may slow it, but as we've seen, it will not stop it. And travel restrictions based on favoritism and <keyword id="6358883" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="politics">politics</keyword> rather than a risk will be counterproductive."But Biden in early April then came out and expressed support for Trump's travel restrictions on China. "Joe Biden supports travel bans that are guided by medical experts, advocated by public health officials, and backed by a full strategy," Kate Bedingfield, Biden's deputy campaign manager at the time, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/politics/joe-biden-trump-china-coronavirus/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told CNN</a>. "Science supported this ban, therefore he did too."Some public health experts have <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/12/815146007/public-health-experts-question-trumps-ban-on-most-travelers-from-europe">questioned the efficacy of travel bans</a> in preventing the spread of COVID-19, though many have also advocated for <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-surge-india-travel-restrictions/">varying levels of travel restrictions</a> regarding certain countries where the outbreaks are especially bad - including India. Lawrence Gostin, director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University Law Center, in <a href="https://twitter.com/LawrenceGostin/status/1388210151589564416?s=20">a tweet</a> on Friday said, "[The] US has started a humanitarian mission to assist India. A flat travel ban impedes our vital humanitarian goals. That's why proof of vaccination or a negative test makes sense, but not a ban. It doesn't stop the flow of medical supplies, but does help keep variants from our shores."

Biden is banning most travel from India to the US, but once said such restrictions would not stop COVID-19

<ul class="summary-list"><li>While meeting with the prime minister of India and tech CEOs, Biden made a joke.</li><li>"I started off without you, and I sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things that we shared," Biden said before adding, "Now, all kidding aside."</li></ul>President Joe Biden made a joke during a press conference with the prime minister of India and tech CEOs. Now, Republican legislators are sharing a spliced clip of it in an attempt to discredit the president.Just as cameras began to focus on Biden at the beginning of the conference, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxlKUl-z368">he said to the camera</a>, "I started off without you, and I sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things that we shared."The interaction led to a laugh from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the president's audience."Now, all kidding aside — look, we're teaming up to design and develop new technologies that are going to transform the lives of our people around the world," Biden ended the joke with.Biden's joke comes around the time former President Donald Trump was federally indicted for mishandling classified documents. In the days following Biden's press conference, select Republican legislators spread the clip without Biden saying "all kidding aside" to attack his credibility.Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been an outspoken critic of Biden and has attempted to impeach Biden on several occasions, most recently in May in relation to his handling of the US-Mexico border. <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1673446541523136513?s=20">She tweeted out the spliced video</a> with a call to action to impeach the president."Joe Biden's brain is going and he's literally admitting his crimes out loud," Greene wrote. "Impeach Biden! It's unreal and so insulting to America."Rep. Matt Gaetz, a stalwart of the House Freedom Caucus, also shared Greene's clip. Prior to the GOP officially taking control of the House, he said that impeaching Biden was a "<a href="https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-impeachment-priority-matt-gaetz-gop-set-win-house-1746483">priority</a>.""What in the world," <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1673462794258096129?s=20">he tweeted</a>.And Rep. Nancy Mace, who previously voted against impeaching President Donald Trump, shared the video three times, each time expanding on her disappointment with Biden."This is mind boggling. Truly. Where is the media? Where is their investigation? When will they get to the bottom of it all?" Mace tweeted.By her <a href="https://twitter.com/NancyMace/status/1673521509728485376?s=20">third tweet on the subject</a>, Mace made an indirect point to note the video was a joke, just not one she found humorous."This isn't funny," she tweeted.

Biden made a joke. Now Republican legislators are trying to use it as impeachment fodder.

<ul><li>The task force is Biden’s first step towards fighting the pandemic, which has already killed over 2.4 lakh Americans. </li><li>Indian American <keyword id="540624" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vivek-Murthy">Vivek Murthy</keyword> was also the surgeon general during Barack Obama’s presidency. </li><li>Murthy is also the co-founder of the Doctors for America initiative in the US. </li></ul>President-elect <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> is already at work and has announced a COVID-19 task force. The task force is Biden’s first step towards fighting the pandemic, which has already killed over 2.4 lakh Americans. And to head the task force, Biden has chosen Indian American <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/joe-biden-announces-new-covid-19-task-force-under-vivek-murthy/articleshow/79120765.cms">Vivek Murthy</a>, who was also the surgeon general during Barack Obama’s presidency. “On Monday, I will name a group of leading scientists and experts as Transition Advisors to help take the Biden-Harris Covid plan and convert it into an action blueprint that starts on January 20th, 2021,” Biden had said during his <a href="https://theprint.in/health/who-is-dr-vivek-murthy-the-indian-american-who-will-co-chair-bidens-covid-task-force/539732/">victory speech. </a> <a href="https://theprint.in/health/who-is-dr-vivek-murthy-the-indian-american-who-will-co-chair-bidens-covid-task-force/539732/">Media reports </a>quoted Biden’s deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield who confirmed that Murthy would co-chair the task force along with David Kessler, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner. Who is Vivek Murthy? Murthy’s parents Lakshmi Narasimha Murthy, Maithreya Murthy, are immigrants from Karnataka who had moved to England in the 1970s, where Murthy was born. Later, the couple moved to Miami, Florida. Murthy graduated from Harvard University and went on to get his MD and MBA from Yale University. He was appointed as the 19th surgeon general of the United States in 2014 and served until 2017. In fact, then Vice President Joe Biden had sworn in Murthy to his role then, where he took the oath on <a href="https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150424/nation-current-affairs/article/indian-american-doctor-vivek-murthy-sworn-us-surgeon-general">the Gita.</a> Murthy had also co-founded the Doctors for America initiative, which brings together doctors and medical students in the US to put “<a href="https://www.drsforamerica.org/about">patients over politics</a>”. He is also actively involved in many initiatives centered around India. He co-founded VISIONS Worldwide, which is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on HIV AIDS education in India and the US. Murthy and his family have also set up another not-for-profit <a href="https://www.thebetterindia.com/22497/things-you-must-know-about-the-first-us-surgeon-general-of-indian-origin/">SCOPE</a> foundation in his native village – Hallegere, Mandya district, Karnataka. Murthy also runs the Swasthya Project in India, which trains women in rural India to be health providers and educators. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/who-is-kamala-harris-new-us-vice-president/articleshow/79103738.cms">An immigrant’s American dream comes true as Kamala Harris will now hold the second highest office in the US</a>

Joe Biden picks Indian American Vivek Murthy to lead the new task force to tackle COVID-19 crisis in the US

<div class="KonaFilter image-container float_right"><div class="image on-image"></div></div>If you want to see Vice President Joe Biden's positive relationship with the Somali community of Wilmington, Delaware, he thinks you should talk to some local cab drivers."If you ever come to the train station with me, you'll notice that I have great relations with them because there's an awful lot of them driving cabs and are friends of mine. For real," Biden said Tuesday at a summit on violent extremism, <a href="http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2015/02/17/biden-somali-cab-drivers.cnn">according to video posted bv CNN</a>. Biden made his remarks while noting the large number of East African immigrants in Minnesota."In Minneapolis-Saint Paul, we're working to build relations with the East African immigrants who have made your city their home. As the same folks, Somalis, who have made made my city of Wilmington, Delaware, [their home] on a smaller scale," he said. "It's a large, very identifiable Somali community."Critics quickly compared Biden's Tuesday comments to an earlier gaffe about his state's Indian-American community. "In Delaware, the largest growth of population is Indian Americans, moving from India," Biden said in 2006, <a href="http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1895156_1894977_1643323,00.html">according to Time magazine</a>. "You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-headphones-tricks-2015-2">14 things you didn't know your iPhone headphones could do</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="o2OGM3czpWcydnvhjbkDBd6feXPuExiD" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

Joe Biden says you can see his great relationship with the Somali community by talking to some cab drivers

By <keyword id="2583415" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lalit-K-Jha">Lalit K Jha</keyword> Washington, Nov 24 () India and the US face a common challenge in the form of an "increasingly assertive" <keyword id="1334" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="China">China</keyword> and New Delhi has to be a key partner in engaging with Beijing from a position of strength, believes long-time national security and <keyword id="10323735" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="foreign-policy-expert-antony-blinken">foreign policy expert Antony Blinken</keyword>, who could be President-elect Joe Biden's probable pick for the post of the Secretary of State. Blinken made these comments during a community outreach programme with the Indian-Americans organised by the Biden campaign on the occasion of India's Independence Day on August 15. He alleged that US President Donald Trump has helped China advance key strategic goals by weakening American alliances, leaving a vacuum in the world for China to fill, and abandoning American values and giving Beijing a green light to trample on democracy in Hong Kong. "We have a common challenge which is to deal with an increasingly assertive China across the board, including its aggression toward India at the Line of Actual Control, but also using its economic might to coerce others and ... to its advantage, ignoring international rules to advance its own interests, asserting unfounded maritime and territorial claims that threaten a freedom of navigation in some of the most important seas in the world," Blinken told the Indian-Americans during the virtual panel discussion on "US-India Relations and Indian Americans in Joe Biden Administration." India and China are engaged in a bitter stand-off on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh since May. Blinken, who then was the top foreign policy advisor to former vice president Biden, had also referred to the Chinese actions in Hong Kong as repression of the rights of its own people and democracy in the former British colony. "We have to sort of take a step back and start by putting ourselves in a position of strength from which to engage China so that the relationship moves forward more on our terms, not theirs," Blinken had said. "India has to be a key partner in that effort," Blinken then said. If Blinken is tapped by President-elect Biden and confirmed by <keyword id="9555680" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-senate-foreign-relations-committee">the Senate Foreign Relations Committee</keyword>, he would replace Mike Pompeo as the next Secretary of State. "Unfortunately, right now by virtually every key metric. China's strategic position is stronger and ours is weaker as a result of President Trump's failed leadership," he said. More importantly, he alleged that Trump had undermined US democracy. "In many ways, as we think about dealing with the challenges that China poses, it's almost less about their strength and more about some of our self-inflicted weaknesses," he said. "Put another way, this is really about us in the first instance, the competitiveness of our own economy and workers. The strength of our own democracy and political system, the vibrancy of our own alliances and partnerships. And of course, the assertion of our own values, all of which President Trump has done so much to undermine," Blinken said. Relations between Washington and Beijing have spiralled downward since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. The two countries have also sparred over trade issues, a new national security law in Hong Kong, restrictions on American journalists, treatment of Uyghurs Muslims and security measures in Tibet. Responding to a question from Richard Verma, the former US Ambassador to India, who was moderating the panel discussion, Blinken said that Biden as President would be investing "in ourselves renewing our democracy, working with our close partners like India, asserting our values, and so engaging China from a position of strength." "During the Obama-Biden administration, we worked very hard to establish India as a key contributing member of the Indo-Pacific strategy. And that includes India's role in working with like minded partners to strengthen and uphold a rules-based order in the Indo Pacific, in which no country, including China can threaten its neighbours with impunity," Blinken said. "That role needs to extend even beyond the region as vast as it is to the world at large. In a Biden administration we would be an advocate for India to play a leading role in international institutions and that includes helping India get a seat on a reformed United Nations Security Council," he said. "We would work together to strengthen India's defence, and also add its capabilities as a counterterrorism partner," he added. A Biden administration will also have no tolerance for terrorism in South Asia, he said in response to another question. "On the question of terrorism, specifically, we have no tolerance for terrorism, in South Asia or anywhere else: cross border or otherwise," he said. Asserting that Biden is a champion of the US-India relations, Blinken had said that the former vice president had a vision for the US-India relations. Referring to a 2006 statement by Biden that by 2020, US and India should be closest friends, Blinken said that that has not happened yet, but Biden will make it a reality. Former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal was the other panelist at the event in August. LKJ RS AKJ RS

US calls on India to be a key partner in countering China's 'increasing assertiveness'

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="79545" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="The-Queen">The Queen</keyword> plans to host <keyword id="99719" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Joe-Biden">Joe Biden</keyword> at Buckingham Palace before the G7 summit in June.</li><li>The Queen's "soft power" reception will include other <keyword id="6418563" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Royals">royals</keyword> and leaders, The Sunday Times reported.</li><li>The Queen has met every president elected since she ascended the throne, except Lyndon B. Johnson.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/queen">The Queen</a> plans to host President Joe Biden at Buckingham Palace for a reception in June ahead of the G7 summit, <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/queen-to-host-joe-biden-at-buckingham-palace-this-summer-kbpf0q5cz">The Sunday Times</a> first reported.<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-g7-queen-idUSKBN2A00HK?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=facebookfacebook">Queen Elizabeth II's supposed plans to host a "soft power" reception</a> would be a continuation of her nearly 70-year tradition of hosting US presidents at Buckingham Palace.Since ascending the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth has met every US president elected during her reign, except for Lyndon B. Johnson, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/08/europe/gallery/all-the-queens-presidents/index.html">CNN</a>. She also met with Harry Truman when she was still Princess Elizabeth.<div type="image" title="queen elizabeth meeting us presidents" height="800" width="1500" msid="80619174" hostid="261"></div>The <keyword id="6354868" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="UK">UK</keyword> is set to host the 2021 G7 summit in Cornwall, England, between June 11 and 13, according to <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/g7-to-be-held-along-british-coast-in-june-2021/">Politico</a>. Last year's in-person summit was canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic.The G7 summit includes leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US. The UK is also inviting leaders from Australia, India, and South Korea, Politico reported.According to The Sunday Times, other royals - including Prince Charles; Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; and Prince William and Kate Middleton - are expected to be in attendance at the Queen's June reception.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-inauguration-corporations-lobbying-contributions-money-inaugural-2021-1">Meet the corporate lobbying powerhouses that bankrolled Joe Biden's star-studded, fireworks-filled inauguration bash</a><h2>The reception wouldn't be the first time the Bidens have interacted with members of the <keyword id="72980" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="royal-family">royal family</keyword></h2>While Prince Harry reportedly isn't expected to attend the Queen's pre-G7 reception, the Bidens have met him on multiple occasions before he and Meghan Markle were married and later stepped down from their official royal duties.<a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-show-prince-harry-friendship-joe-biden-2020-11">The president and first lady have been longtime supporters of Harry's organization</a>, The Invictus Games, a charitable tournament for injured service personnel and veterans. In 2016, <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3586448/My-wife-spent-damn-time-Prince-Harry-Joe-Biden-jokes-Prince-pays-tribute-dead-soldier-son-Invictus-Games.html">then-Vice President Biden told the Daily Mail</a> that Jill had attended the inaugural tournament in London, and he joked that "she spent too much damn time with Prince Harry."<div type="image" title="prince harry jill biden 2014" height="1500" width="3000" msid="80619175" hostid="261"></div>Despite the Queen's reported plans to host a reception at Buckingham Palace this summer, the palace has yet to confirm when she and Prince Philip will return to London from their <a href="https://www.insider.com/rare-photos-show-self-isolation-buckingham-palace-windsor-castle-2020-3">Windsor Castle residence, where they've been isolating since early 2020</a>.Prince Philip's 100th birthday is in June, and it's possible that the royal family could plan a private gathering for the occasion - <a href="https://www.insider.com/prince-philip-wants-no-fuss-100th-birthday-2020-12">though he has reportedly said he doesn't "want anything to do with" his birthday plans</a>.A representative for Buckingham Palace did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. A palace spokesperson declined to comment when reached by Reuters.Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/photos-show-prince-harry-friendship-joe-biden-2020-11">11 photos show Prince Harry's friendship with Joe Biden is nothing like his relationship with Trump</a>

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<ul><li>US President <keyword id="99719" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="joe-biden" source="Orion">Joe Biden</keyword> and First Lady Dr <keyword id="191986" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="jill-biden" source="Orion">Jill Biden</keyword> on Monday hosted a Diwali reception at the <keyword id="6356037" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="white-house" source="Orion">White House</keyword>.</li><li>More than 200 eminent Indian Americans attended the reception.</li><li>The reception saw some enthralling cultural events, including performances by sitarist Rishab Sharma and the dance troupe The Sa Dance Company.</li></ul>US President Joe <keyword id="60973" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="biden" source="Orion">Biden</keyword> and First Lady Dr Jill Biden on Monday hosted a Diwali reception at the White House in what they called the largest since the People's House started celebrating the festival during the George Bush administration. More than 200 eminent Indian Americans attended the reception at the East Room, a venue which has witnessed some of the landmark events related to the India-US relationship, including the signing of the nuclear deal and the joint press conference by then US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in November 2008. The reception saw some enthralling cultural events, including performances by sitarist Rishab Sharma and dance troupe The Sa Dance Company. The guests, dressed in traditional Indian attires such as saree, lehenga and sherwani, relished some mouthwatering Indian delicacies. The room is full at the East state dining room This is a real celebration of what the Indian American community has achieved in the United States. It's a wonderful recognition by the President and by the White House to host all of us on Diwali. I feel very privileged to be here as an Indian American, Atul Keshap, president of US India Business Council told PTI during the reception. It's an honour and a privilege to be here to celebrate Diwali. Indian Americans thank the President and the First Lady for this, said H R Shah, chairman and CEO of TV Asia, the largest South Asian television channel in the US. It was heartening to see the leaders of our vibrant Indian American community come together at the White House during Diwali to be a force for good. It was also nice to hear the president on Diwali day welcoming <keyword id="221875" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rishi-sunak" source="Orion">Rishi Sunak</keyword> as the new prime minister of the UK, said M R Rangaswami, entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of Indiaspora. Ajay Jain Bhutoria, a member of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, said the event was held to recognise the South Asian community's contributions in economic development and managing Covid crisis among others. Biden has appointed a record number of over 130 Indo-Americans at various levels of the administrations, he said. Lauding the Diwali celebration, Bhutoria said it sent a message how much President Biden and this administration loves and respects the South Asian community . Earlier, welcoming the guests, Biden said it was the first Diwali reception to be held at the White House on such a scale. The incredible South Asian community all across America has helped the country emerge stronger from this pandemic, building an economy that works for everyone, teaching children and caring for elders, responding to the cry for action on climate, working to fix immigration system, defending rights and freedoms, building a more just and equitable country, serving and protecting our communities and the nation, informing, entertaining and inspiring, he said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/indias-defense-exports-touched-a-record-13000-crore-in-2021-22/articleshow/92850833.cms">India's defense exports surge to ₹13,000 crore — private companies beat govt</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/defense/news/made-in-india-lightweight-combat-helicopter/articleshow/94613836.cms">Here’s everything you need to know about the made-in-India lightweight combat helicopter</a>

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New Delhi [<keyword id="19895063" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="keywords">India</keyword>], February 21 (ANI): President of <keyword id="19915275" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="boeing" source="keywords">Boeing</keyword> India and South Asia, <keyword id="20265370" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="salil-gupte" source="keywords">Salil Gupte</keyword>, hailed the 'Make in India' initiative and said that New Delhi is moving from being one of the largest importers to developing its own platforms. He said that Boeing is one of the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) that has coordinated most with India in this direction. <keyword id="20666703" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="gupte" source="keywords">Gupte</keyword> said that a lot of discussion at the Indus X event -- which is being held on the sidelines of the Raisina Dialogue 2024 -- is around co-development and co-production. Speaking to ANI, Salil Gupte said, "Several products for defence, that are in the pipeline for co-development...Boeing has decided to specifically participate in those types of programmes, because in defence, under the 'self-reliance' theme, India is moving from being one of the largest importers of products to developing its own platforms here." "Some of it will be done totally with Indian companies and some of it will do in partnership with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). Boeing has been one of the OEMs that has coordinated most with India," he added. Gupte said that Boeing is exporting worth of Rs 10000 crores per annum as part of 'Make in India' programme. "We have Rs 10000 crores per annum of sourcing that we export from India already as part of our 'Make in India' programme. And now we think that our new engineering centre in Bangalore, it is an opportunity to combine the strong engineering capability with manufacturing capability to give a fillip to the Make in India programme," he said. The Boeing India President further said that he is expecting over 2500 aircraft to come to India over the course of the next 20 years. "In civil aviation, we see over 2500 aircraft that will be coming in India over the next 20 years, which makes it more than 10 aircraft per month. Not just aircraft, but airlines are also growing very rapidly. Akasa Air, one of the fastest-growing airlines in history, is now going international and Air India is placing large orders in the last year as they spread their wings into long-haul flights," Gupte further said. Gupte also reiterated US President <keyword id="19919748" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="joe-biden" source="keywords">Joe Biden</keyword>'s remark that the India-US relationship is the "most consequential of the 21st century." (ANI)

India moving from one of largest importers to developing its own platforms: Boeing India Prez Salil Gupte

US President <keyword id="99719" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="joe-biden" source="Orion">Joe Biden</keyword> on Sunday departed from Delhi to <keyword id="13486" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="vietnam" source="Orion">Vietnam</keyword> after concluding the <keyword id="42982" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="G20-Summit" source="Orion">G20 summit</keyword>. <keyword id="60973" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="biden" source="Orion">Biden</keyword> had arrived on the evening of September 8 to attend the G20 Summit in the national capital. He held bilateral discussions with Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword> on the same day, where both the nations agreed to co-operate in the sectors like telecom, space, renewable energy, defence and education. Biden along with Modi also announced the launch of the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/economy/news/g20-biofuel-alliance-can-generate-opportunities-worth-500-bn-in-next-3-yrs-member-nations/articleshow/103548504.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Global Biofuels Alliance</a> on the sidelines of the G20 Summit on Saturday. A total of 19 countries and 12 international organisations have so far agreed to join the alliance, including both G20 members and non-member countries. India, Brazil and the US are the founding members of the alliance. Apart from this, Biden was also present during the announcement of the launch of the India-Middle East-Europe economic corridor. The first-of-its-kind economic corridor will be a historic initiative on cooperation on connectivity and infrastructure involving India, UAE, Saudi Arabia, EU, France, Italy, Germany, and the US. The summit has been attended by more than 30 heads of state and top officials from the European Union, invited guest countries, and 14 heads of international organisations. The theme of this year's G20 Summit, which is taking place under India's presidency, is "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam," or "One Earth · One Family · One Future," - which is drawn from the ancient Sanskrit text of the Maha Upanishad. Essentially, the theme affirms the value of all life-human, animal, plant, and microorganism-and their interconnectedness on the planet Earth and in the wider universe.

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