Flagging the adverse impact of the Ukraine conflict, a group of top American Senators, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week in New Delhi, have said they made a case to him that this is a battle between autocracy and democracy. They also emphasised that democracies must unite in increasing their help to Ukraine.
The Senators also said the United States and the West must continue to deepen its relationship with India "if we want to outcompete the Chinese Communist Party in this century".
"When we were in India, we got a chance to speak to leaders. We also made the case that this was a battle between autocracy and democracy. When we spoke to Prime Minister Modi, we made that case," Senator Charles Schumer, who is the Senate Majority Leader, told a news conference in Washington late Tuesday.