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Obama Admn wants to work with India as a global partner
Lalit K Jha
Washington, May 14 (PTI) With the results of the
general elections just a few days away, a top US official
Thursday said the Obama Administration is looking forward to
work with the new government in India, which it considers a
global partner.
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central
Asia Richard Boucher said the new US Administration is
committed to take forward the relationship that has grown at
an extremely fast pace in the last one decade both under the
Clinton Administration followed by the Bush era.
"We look forward to working with whatever Indian
people choose," Boucher told a group of South and Central
Asian journalists here in his farewell meeting.
"We had an extremely fast pace of growth of US-India
relations in last 10-12 years. It happened in two different
(US) administrations with two different (Indian political)
parties in two different countries. We had Republicans and
Democrats in the US and the BJP and Congress-led governments
in India that have carried this momentum forward. I expect
that to continue," Boucher said.
The Administration in the US wants to continue to work
with India as a global partner and to work with India in ways
it is meaningful to the Indian people, he said, adding: "So we
look forward to having a new government in India with whom we
can work with. Whoever the Indian people pick, it's going to
be fine with us."
About the issues that the Obama Administration would
like to take up with the new Indian Government, Boucher said
there are some issues which comes naturally.
"If you look at the Obama Administrations agenda and
then you look at the fact that we are also India's global
partner - so how we work with India on global financial
issues, the (US) President and the (Indian) Prime Minister met
in London G-20 summit; how do we meet with India on climate
change; how do we work with India on international security
and assistance issues, how do we work with India on
Afghanistan (which is a) priority for us and also priority for
India," he said.
Besides, these, there are issues wherein the American
and Indian people are heavily involved with each other where
both the respective Government needs to speak out, he said,
adding that these include education, families and visas.
"And then there is... how do we set our agenda, how
can we expand (our relationship)," Boucher said.
"One is the global issues where the US and India
deserve to be global partners in lot of things. Second is the
grass root issues wherein both the Indian and US Governments
need to make sure that we are doing things which are
meaningful to the broad mass of the Indian people," he said.
Boucher said the Obama Administration has already been
actively working with India on current issues and starting and
look towards the future. "I think that is a good sign," he
argued. PTI
Washington, May 14 (PTI) With the results of the
general elections just a few days away, a top US official
Thursday said the Obama Administration is looking forward to
work with the new government in India, which it considers a
global partner.
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central
Asia Richard Boucher said the new US Administration is
committed to take forward the relationship that has grown at
an extremely fast pace in the last one decade both under the
Clinton Administration followed by the Bush era.
"We look forward to working with whatever Indian
people choose," Boucher told a group of South and Central
Asian journalists here in his farewell meeting.
"We had an extremely fast pace of growth of US-India
relations in last 10-12 years. It happened in two different
(US) administrations with two different (Indian political)
parties in two different countries. We had Republicans and
Democrats in the US and the BJP and Congress-led governments
in India that have carried this momentum forward. I expect
that to continue," Boucher said.
The Administration in the US wants to continue to work
with India as a global partner and to work with India in ways
it is meaningful to the Indian people, he said, adding: "So we
look forward to having a new government in India with whom we
can work with. Whoever the Indian people pick, it's going to
be fine with us."
About the issues that the Obama Administration would
like to take up with the new Indian Government, Boucher said
there are some issues which comes naturally.
"If you look at the Obama Administrations agenda and
then you look at the fact that we are also India's global
partner - so how we work with India on global financial
issues, the (US) President and the (Indian) Prime Minister met
in London G-20 summit; how do we meet with India on climate
change; how do we work with India on international security
and assistance issues, how do we work with India on
Afghanistan (which is a) priority for us and also priority for
India," he said.
Besides, these, there are issues wherein the American
and Indian people are heavily involved with each other where
both the respective Government needs to speak out, he said,
adding that these include education, families and visas.
"And then there is... how do we set our agenda, how
can we expand (our relationship)," Boucher said.
"One is the global issues where the US and India
deserve to be global partners in lot of things. Second is the
grass root issues wherein both the Indian and US Governments
need to make sure that we are doing things which are
meaningful to the broad mass of the Indian people," he said.
Boucher said the Obama Administration has already been
actively working with India on current issues and starting and
look towards the future. "I think that is a good sign," he
argued. PTI
