India, April 22 -- US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday distanced the current Donald Trump administration from what he described as Washington's earlier "preaching" attitude toward India, adding that both nations have a lot to offer each other.

Speaking at an event in Rajasthan's Jaipur, Vance said, "Now we're not here to preach that you do things any one particular way. Too often in the past, Washington approached Prime Minister Modi with an attitude of preaching."

Vice President Vance also stated that the previous administrations saw India as a source of low-cost labour and criticised PM Modi's government, which he termed as "the most popular in the democratic world."

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