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The US National Security Adviser said the partnership between India and the US has reached new heights through cooperation in technology and other areas.

“The partnership between the United States and India, a BRIC country, has reached new heights, with engagement in technology and security and many other aspects,” NSA’s Jake Sullivan told reporters at a White House briefing. “

Sullivan was responding to questions about America’s declining leadership in the world now that Iran, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia have joined the BRICS group, and Saudi Arabia is considering joining.

“I think if you look at the role and the position of the United States in key parts of the world, we feel very comfortable with where we are,” Sullivan said.

“If you look at what’s happened in NATO, we’ve made NATO bigger than ever before, and if you look at what just happened this week, the United States, Japan and the Philippines formed a historic trilateral alliance. If You look at the entire Indo-Pacific region. Sullivan tried to rebut that charge, saying: “We have elevated relationships not only with our traditional allies, but also with countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, ASEAN and others. “

The NSA added that the president will welcome the president of Kenya for a state visit here next month, “a historic moment.” “… He hosted all the Pacific Island leaders at the U.S. summit, he hosted all the African leaders, the U.S. increased investment in infrastructure, physical, digital, energy infrastructure in the Americas, Africa, Southeast Asia and other areas,” he said.

Sullivan said the United States has expressed concerns to China about investments in Russia’s industrial base.

“We have not seen any evidence that they will provide direct military assistance to Russia, but we have expressed concerns about the investment in the Russian defense industrial base, and I think Secretary Blinken talked about this very effectively in Europe last week,” he said. .”

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