Washington, Nov 13: Congressman Mike Waltz, who was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump as his National Security Advisor, would be “good” for the India-US relationship, Indian-American Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna has said.Khanna, 48, and Waltz, 50, are respectively the Democratic and Republican Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, which is the largest country-specific caucus in the House of Representatives.
“I am confident he will be very good for the US-India relationship,” Khanna told PTI soon after the news broke that Walz was tapped by Trump as his National Security Advisor.
Waltz was tapped by Trump on Monday.
He would replace Jake Sullivan as the National Security Advisor after Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025.
“I have a great relationship with Mike Waltz, and he was always good to work with. We travelled to India together when we led a delegation in 2023 for India’s Independence Day,” Khanna said.
Both Khanna and Waltz have worked together on a number of key issues related to India US relationship.
Last May, Khanna and Waltz wrote a joint letter to the then House Speaker Kavin McCarthy requesting him to invite Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a joint address to the US Congress.
“As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of India’s independence and US–India relations, we write to you as Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans with a shared commitment to strengthening the bilateral relationship between the United States and India,” they wrote in a letter dated May 23, 2023.