Trump selects pro-India Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor

As US President-elect Donald Trump has started naming his Cabinet, several foreign affairs experts believe that the appointment of Florida Congressman Michael Waltz will greatly serve India’s interests and the new administration’s “hard stance” against China will also help New Delhi emerge as a more attractive destination than Beijing.

The National Security Adviser is a top aide to the president who plays a major role in foreign and national security policy decision-making. The role does not require Senate confirmation.

Mike Waltz has time and again reiterated the importance of India for the United States. Last year, Waltz had also led a bipartisan American Congressional delegation and had travelled to India to take part in the Red Fort address of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the country’s Independence Day celebrations.

During his visit to India last year, Waltz praised PM Modi. Waltz appreciated PM Modi’s vision of a fully developed India by 2047 and said that US and its industries would work with India in tandem to the ‘Make in India’ initiative by the Government of India. Former Indian diplomat, Sudhir Devare, said that Waltz’s pick as the NSA is a continuation of the earlier administration’s policy, but with a “greater focus.”
(ANI) 

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