09 February,2024 07:33 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
US Republican presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a rally. Pic/AP
Aspiring Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Wednesday said that India wants to be a partner with the US, but as of now they don't trust Americans to lead. The Indian-American presidential aspirant also said that New Delhi has played smart in the current global situation and stayed close with Russia.
In an interview, Haley, 51, said India sees the US as weak. "I have dealt with India too. I have talked with Modi. India wants to be a partner with us. They don't want to be a partner with Russia," she said. "The problem is, India doesn't trust us to win. They don't trust us to lead. They see right now that we're weak. They have played it smart, and they have stayed close with Russia where they get a lot of their military equipment," she said.
"When we start to lead again, when we start to get the weakness out and stop putting our head in the sand, that's when our friends, India, Australia, New Zealand, all of them will - and Israel, Japan, South Korea - all of them want to do that. Japan gave themselves a billion-dollar stimulus to become less dependent on China," Haley said.
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