Biden, Harris Visits Highlight Rising Global South, Increasingly Pragmatic Washington

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met in India , Vietnam and Indonesia .

Biden and Harris attended the G20 summit in New Delhi , Indonesia and Hanoi .

The themes outlined in these engagements are expected to re-emerge in this month ’s U.N. General Assembly session in New York .

The Global South is getting stronger, and will get stronger in the coming years .

Secretary of State Antony Blinken : "We're dealing with the Communist Party there, where we think our interests are aligned" Activists have questioned this approach, especially when they believe human rights are treated as an afterthought.

"We’re intentional about determining the combination that’s truly fit for purpose," Blinken added.