United States’ former ambassador to India Richard R Verma has highlighted that the enduring strength of ties between the two countries is their “shared values,” which have transcended mere “transactional” buyer-seller relationships and formed the bedrock.The US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources conveyed his optimism regarding the unique and special bond between the two nations, which is rooted in shared values that have been developed over decades. Verma, who served as the US envoy from 2014-2017, asserted that the foundation of the relationship is built on a deep history of shared ideas about post-colonial independence, justice, civil rights, equality, and democracy.Anyone who asserts that we don’t have shared values, I think, doesn’t actually appreciate the history, going back decades and decades. Our great writers and philosophers over 150 years have been sharing the ideas about post-colonial independence, the struggle for justice, civil rights, equality, about democracy. And that is the foundation. There’s a reason why there’s nearly 5 million Americans of Indian and South Asian descent in the United States,” Verma said.United States’ former ambassador to India Richard R Verma has highlighted that the enduring strength of ties between the two countries is their “shared values,” which have transcended mere “transactional” buyer-seller relationships and formed the bedrock.The US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources conveyed his optimism regarding the unique and special bond between the two nations, which is rooted in shared values that have been developed over decades. Verma, who served as the US envoy from 2014-2017, asserted that the foundation of the relationship is built on a deep history of shared ideas about post-colonial independence, justice, civil rights, equality, and democracy.Anyone who asserts that we don’t have shared values, I think, doesn’t actually appreciate the history, going back decades and decades. Our great writers and philosophers over 150 years have been sharing the ideas about post-colonial independence, the struggle for justice, civil rights, equality, about democracy. And that is the foundation. There’s a reason why there’s nearly 5 million Americans of Indian and South Asian descent in the United States,” Verma said.