U.S. President Barack Obama with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in London after the G20 summit on Thursday.
London: At their meeting in London after the G20 summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United States President Barack Obama affirmed their commitment to move the relations between the two countries forward in a wide range of areas.
Addressing a press conference later, Dr. Singh described the meeting as one marked by “exceptional warmth and cordiality” and said they discussed several positive and constructive steps to take the India-U.S. global partnership forward. He said India had a global strategic partnership with the U.S. and this was an excellent opportunity to strengthen it and make it productive and durable in diverse fields.
In reply to a question, he said he raised the issue of protectionism in general but did not go into specifics such as H1B visas for Indian software professionals.
In his preliminary remarks going into the bilateral meeting, Mr. Obama said the U.S. saw India as a global partner who would play a critical part in meeting the challenges of the 21st century like climate change, science and innovation. India was full of diversity and energy and was as complicated just as the U.S. itself was complicated. Much of the growth and rise of India in the recent period could be attributed to the wisdom of Dr. Singh.
Going into the meeting, Dr. Singh opened with a reference to his daughter, who gave him Mr. Obama’s book and asked him to get it signed by him. He said there was enormous respect in India for him and what he stood for. There was no middle class family in India without a son or a daughter in the U.S.
He was confident that under Mr. Obama’s leadership, India-U.S. relationship would be taken forward. The two nations had democracy and the rule of law in common. Together, they could strike a new path in meeting the challenges of the economy, climate change and the challenge of terrorism and could work together in bilateral and multilateral forums.
The two leaders were meeting for the first time on the occasion of the London summit. Their 45-minute formal meeting at the conclusion of the day-long deliberations was preceded by a 10-minute informal chat during the summit.
“Terror discussed”
PTI reports:
Mr. Obama told a press conference they discussed terrorism emanating not only from Pakistan but also Afghanistan. “It may make sense to create an effective dialogue between India and Pakistan in this nuclear age and at a time when perhaps the greatest enemy” of the two countries should be poverty.
London: At their meeting in London after the G20 summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and United States President Barack Obama affirmed their commitment to move the relations between the two countries forward in a wide range of areas.
Addressing a press conference later, Dr. Singh described the meeting as one marked by “exceptional warmth and cordiality” and said they discussed several positive and constructive steps to take the India-U.S. global partnership forward. He said India had a global strategic partnership with the U.S. and this was an excellent opportunity to strengthen it and make it productive and durable in diverse fields.
In reply to a question, he said he raised the issue of protectionism in general but did not go into specifics such as H1B visas for Indian software professionals.
In his preliminary remarks going into the bilateral meeting, Mr. Obama said the U.S. saw India as a global partner who would play a critical part in meeting the challenges of the 21st century like climate change, science and innovation. India was full of diversity and energy and was as complicated just as the U.S. itself was complicated. Much of the growth and rise of India in the recent period could be attributed to the wisdom of Dr. Singh.
Going into the meeting, Dr. Singh opened with a reference to his daughter, who gave him Mr. Obama’s book and asked him to get it signed by him. He said there was enormous respect in India for him and what he stood for. There was no middle class family in India without a son or a daughter in the U.S.
He was confident that under Mr. Obama’s leadership, India-U.S. relationship would be taken forward. The two nations had democracy and the rule of law in common. Together, they could strike a new path in meeting the challenges of the economy, climate change and the challenge of terrorism and could work together in bilateral and multilateral forums.
The two leaders were meeting for the first time on the occasion of the London summit. Their 45-minute formal meeting at the conclusion of the day-long deliberations was preceded by a 10-minute informal chat during the summit.
“Terror discussed”
PTI reports:
Mr. Obama told a press conference they discussed terrorism emanating not only from Pakistan but also Afghanistan. “It may make sense to create an effective dialogue between India and Pakistan in this nuclear age and at a time when perhaps the greatest enemy” of the two countries should be poverty.
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