Issues of Indian-Americans will be my priority: Kerry

If elected, I will involve Indian Americans at the highest levels of my administration, the Democratic challenger said in an interview.

Democratic Presidential candidate Senator John F Kerry has said if elected President, issues of concern to the Indian-American community will be priorities in his administration.

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In an exclusive interview with India Abroad, Kerry refused to be nailed down to a commitment that if elected President he would appoint an Indian American to a cabinet or sub-cabinet level position.

He acknowledged the "extraordinary contributions to all aspects of American society" by Indian Americans and pledged that "as President, I will make every effort to involve Indian Americans at the highest levels of my administration."

In the interview, Kerry, evidently buoyed by his victory over President George W Bush in their first debate on September 30, took some swipes at the President for what he believed was the Bush administration's zero-sum policy toward India and Pakistan.

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