Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, on Tuesday, said that the United States’ relationship with India is “critical” in dealing with its strategic adversaries—Russia and China, a PTI report stated. Khanna, who was speaking to radio show host Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday after his return from India, where he had led a bipartisan Congressional delegation.

He was quoted in a PTI report as saying, “China and Russia are clearly two strategic challenges, adversaries. That's why the relationship with India is going to be so critical in dealing with it. I think China and Russia aren't always going to march lockstep and there are opportunities there, but by and large, we should be clear-eyed about what they're doing.”