US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Tuesday praised National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, calling him an "international treasure".
US envoy Eric Garcetti said National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is not only ‘India’s national treasure but an international treasure’.
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Tuesday praised National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, calling him an "international treasure".
The US envoy Garcetti, as per the reports, said: "India's NSA has not only become a national treasure but an international treasure".
He also expressed admiration for the strong foundation between the United States and India.
"When I look at the foundation between the United States and India, it is so strong, it is so clear that Indians love Americans and Americans love Indians," Garcetti was quoted by a report in NDTV.
He also praised India's advancements in digital payments and financial technology.
"When I look at digital payments and financial technology that India has, we have rocked the world. A 'tea wala' in a village makes sure that she gets direct payment from the government on her phone, a 100 per cent of each one of those rupees," he was quoted as having said.
The report quoting Garcetti said he recently had dinner with a group of multi-faith leaders in India.
"We hear all these talks about 4G, 5G and 6G, but here in India we have something more powerful than that-'Guruji’,” he said.
Meanwhile, National Security Advisor of the US Jake Sullivan who is on a two-day India visit on Tuesday met his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and discussed regional and global issues of mutual interest, the report said.