US Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price on February 28 said that India is a key global strategic partner of United States. He said, “India is a global strategic partner of ours. We have a wide, broad, deep relationship with India. There will be a lot on the agenda in the bilateral relationship and in the multilateral engagements he takes part in on the margins of the G20. We share a vision with India of a free & open Indo-Pacific & India is a key partner of ours bilaterally, in context of the Quad as well, other international groupings, even as we’ve attempted to stitch together some of the partnerships in which India is a key player.”