Asserting that India is a rising and responsible global power, U.S. President Barack Obama Friday said he believes strongly in the connection between the two counties will be a defining partnership in the 21st century.
"The United States standards our partnership not because of where India is on a map, but because of what we share and where we can go together. India is required for the future which we seek a future of security and wealth for all nations "Obama said in his speech to the reception hosted by U.S. Secretary of Hillary Clinton, in honor of India's External Affairs Minister, SM Krishna.
"Therefore third of my Cabinet has already visited India. That is why officials from throughout my administration are a part of this strategic dialogue. So I would like to thank you for the progress we have made together since Prime Minister (Manmohan) Singh's visit" the U.S. president said before a select spectators at Foggy Bottom headquarters State Department.
"Michelle and I were honored to welcome Prime Minister Singh and Mrs. Kaur to the White House for the first official state visit of my presidency. It was a state visit which demonstrate that our relations with India are the highest priorities of my administration and for me personally, as president of the United States, "he said, recollecting visiting prime minister in November.
"I said then that India is a leader in Asia and the world. It is a rising power and a responsible global power. That is why I am convinced that relations between U.S. and India will be a defining company in the 21st century, "he said.
"The new National Security Strategy that last week I make it totally clear. One of the cornerstone of America's involvement in the world involves deepening our cooperation with the 21st century centers of influence, and that includes India," Obama said.
"Moreover, the relationship between U.S. and India are fundamentally unique because of our strategy, explains that we have common interests but we also share common values, as the world's two largest democracies and countries that are rich in diversity, with deep and close connections among our people, "the U.S. president said that made a rare appearance at a State Department reception hosted by a visiting foreign minister.
Obama said the two countries to deepen their economic cooperation in finance and investment and trade that create jobs in both nations.
"I look forward to working with Prime Minister Singh and our fellow G-20 partners this month in Toronto, as we work to promote economic growth are both balanced and sustained," he said.
"With our agreement on the reprocessing of spent fuel, we are moving forward with our civilian nuclear agreement. We are expanding our green partnership to promote green buildings, energy efficiency and sustainable development that creates jobs and reduces poverty.
"As we strive to implement our Copenhagen commitments, we will work together to ensure a successful climate conference in Mexico later this year," he said.
Obama said India and the U.S. have closer cooperation than ever before against transnational threats.
"This includes the progress of the Afghan population, and prevent terrorism, whether in Manhattan or Mumbai," he said.
"It includes securing vulnerable nuclear materials, a goal we advanced in our Nuclear Security Summit, where I thanked Prime Minister Singh to commit India to build a new Centre of Excellence for Nuclear energy and safety.
Our efforts include a stronger global non-proliferation regime, where all nations meet their obligations, "he said.
U.S. and India is broader partnerships between their peoples, particularly in science, technology and global health.
"More students taking advantage of our expanded Fulbright-Nehru program. We are working to expand relations between our universities and community colleges.
We are partnering on agriculture and research to reduce global hunger and to share India's incredible progress in other countries, "he said.
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