Vance says 21st century could be ‘dark time for humanity’ without close India-US alliance

The US vice-president contrasts India's potential with west's self-loathing' in speech in Jaipur

JD Vance has described the US-India partnership as the cornerstone of global progress, warning that the 21st century could be a very dark time for all of humanity" if the two countries fail to cooperate.

In the keynote policy speech of his four-day visit to India, the US vice-president contrasted the country's incredible" potential with a self-loathing" west.