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Biden and India share democratic values like free elections and freedom of expression. During his time as Vice President, Biden supported India's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The Obama-Biden administration strengthened military cooperation between the US and India, including allowing militaries to access each other's bases. Biden believes terrorism in South Asia must be stopped and promises positive policies on immigration and visas for Indians, including increasing H1B visas. He identifies climate change as the most important issue and plans large investments in clean energy and joining the Paris Agreement to address it.

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India - Us

Biden and India share democratic values like free elections and freedom of expression. During his time as Vice President, Biden supported India's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. The Obama-Biden administration strengthened military cooperation between the US and India, including allowing militaries to access each other's bases. Biden believes terrorism in South Asia must be stopped and promises positive policies on immigration and visas for Indians, including increasing H1B visas. He identifies climate change as the most important issue and plans large investments in clean energy and joining the Paris Agreement to address it.

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INDIA & US: To India, Biden said, 'The United States and India are bound together by

our shared democratic values: fair and free elections, equality under the law, and the
freedom of expression and religion. These core principles will continue to be the source
of our strength in the future.'

It was during his tenure as Vice-President that the US officially declared its support for
India's permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council.

The Obama-Biden Administration named India a 'Major Defence Partner' - a status


approved by the US Congress.

In august 2016, the two countries signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of
Agreement for deeper military cooperation.

LEMOA allows the militaries of the US and India to replenish from each other’s bases,
and access supplies, spare parts and services from each other’s land facilities, air
bases, and ports, which can then be reimbursed.

Biden's campaign document said, 'Biden believes there can be no tolerance for
terrorism in South Asia - cross-border or otherwise.'

With Biden at helm, it is most important for Indians that there will be a positive stand
on immigration and visas for Indians, especially H1B visas.

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Biden promised to support

o family-based immigration,
o increase the number of visas offered for permanent,
o work-based immigration,
o reform the temporary visa system for high-skill,
o specialty jobs,
o Eliminate the limits on employment-based green cards.

Biden has declared climate change as the “number one issue facing humanity”

This would consider spending on

(i) retooling industrial facilities to make clean products,

(ii) investments in clean electricity and transit,

(iii) incentives for EV deployment, and building efficiency.

He has also promised to embrace the Green New Deal,

an economic and political framework to address climate change,

 decarbonise the economic infrastructure,


 create new business opportunities, and
 employ millions of disadvantaged workers

in an emerging green economy.

 Climate change as the “number one issue facing humanity”


 A national transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
 Investment of $2 trillion in first term on clean energy,
 Additional COVID relief spending.

Rejoin the Paris agreement and Fillip to global efforts for alleviating the climate crisis.

Catalyse financial support to finance the low-carbon transition.

The US accounts for 14% of global emissions, and a lot more is expected from the
world’s largest economy in order to move the needle on climate change.

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