Kamala Harris gets muted response in India as few see change in US ties

A villager walks past a poster of US Vice President Kamala Harris in her ancestral village of Thulasendrapuram in Tamil Nadu on July 23, 2024, after she was endorsed for the fall presidential election. - AFP

NEW DELHI: Four years ago, when Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris as his running mate, much of India was abuzz over how the first Indian-American in the White House might affect the future of US-India relations.

Now, Harris is a step closer to capturing the Democratic nomination for president - but few are expecting any change in ties should she win.