New Delhi, June 9 -- Victoria Coates, Former Deputy National Security Advisor to US President Donald Trump, said that India is a much better partner of the US than China.

Coates, in a conversation with ANI, said that Trump's visit to China is to see how it manages the trough in the global economy created by the US-Iran war. Trump completed a high-profile state visit to Beijing on May 15, 2026, where he held a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"I have been an outspoken proponent of the US-India relationship. I think we have a much, much better partner in India than China. I think India is a wonderful potential ally to the United States. You are already an ally. But going forward, as you know, as you stop. I mean, you proc...