Great hope pinned on visit: Envoy
People of India are looking US President Barack Obama’s visit with great hope and optimism, and this will herald a new era of relationship between the two nations, Indian ambassador to the US has said. “We look forward to President Obama’s visit to India next month with great hope and optimism and as an opportunity at highest political level to steer our relationship onto a new higher plane,” said Meera Shankar, Indian envoy to the US.
Addressing students of George Washington University, Ms Shankar said the basic fundamentals of India-US relations, regardless of any minor issue-specific differences, give confidence that the strategic dimension of this relationship would truly manifest itself in practical terms through joint efforts in all areas of cooperation, inclu-ding at the international level.
“Both countries have the strong political will to move in this direction. We share common interests and concerns, and jointly seek to build our relationship as a long-term global partnership. Both countries have expressed conviction that enduring bilateral relations do not serve us only bilaterally, but also in meaningfully addressing new global threats and challenges,” she said. “We look forward to not only consolidating the enormous strides that we have taken in our relationship in recent years but also to set directions and lay out a vision for the future course of our strategic partnership,” she had said in her speech.
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