Eric Garcetti confirmed as India ambassador after chaos

WASHINGTON — Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti won confirmation Wednesday from a divided Senate as the nation's next ambassador to India, more than a year and a half after he was first nominated by President Joe Biden and after weathering doubts about his truthfulness in a sexual harassment scandal involving a City Hall adviser. The 52-42 vote gave the administration a long-sought victory with several Republicans breaking party discipline for the vote that they said was critical to fill one of the country's highest-profile diplomatic posts. "It's a national security imperative to immediately have an ambassador in place in…