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While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the most popular Indian political party among the Indian diaspora in the US, a majority is critical of government policies despite showing overall strong support for the country, according to a study. Thirty-two per cent of Indian-Americans surveyed said they identified closely with the BJP and only 12 per cent with the Congress Party, the study reported. But 40 per cent of those in the survey said they did not feel close to any Indian political party. Overall, however, those closely identifying with a party other than the BJP is 28 per cent, if the supporters of the Congress and other smaller parties are added up, according to the 2020 Indian American Attitudes Survey (IAAS) published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in association with Johns Hopkins University and University of Pennsylvania.
Describing China as a pacing challenge to the US, Defence Secretary Llyod Austin has told American lawmakers that Beijing s aggressive behaviour in the Indo-Pacific could spark a crisis in the strategically vital region. Responding to questions from members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during a Congressional hearing on the annual budget of the Pentagon, he stressed on having a direct line of communication between the militaries and also between government officials of the two countries. As we look at some of the aggressive behaviour that we have witnessed from China in the Indo-Pacific, I m concerned about something that could happen that could spark a crisis, Austin told the lawmakers on Thursday.