Bhubaneswar, Oct. 21 -- New York: A high-ranking US official said that he is optimistic that any possible outcome of the November 3 presidential election won't affect the deepening ties with India because "this relationship is much bigger than any one political party".

"What leaves me optimistic is the longer-term perspective I have on the US-India relationship," US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun said on Tuesday.

He said, "One of the constants in US-India relations has been that every presidential administration here in the United States has left the relationship in even better shape than the one it inherited from its predecessor and that is an amazing legacy."

Asked by a reporter about the future of India-US relations in the...