Republican Congressman and the co-chair of the India Caucus, Rich McCormick, has called for a stronger India-US partnership, saying the two nations together could usher in “another generation” of global peace.

Speaking at an event at the Hudson Institute, McCormick said that the Trump administration should keep friends like India close to the United States. He also advised the Trump administration on its tariff policy against India, stressing that they should be careful. McCormick also praised India’s space programme and its achievement of becoming the first country in the world to successfully land a spacecraft near the dark side of the moon in 2023.