India-US bonhomie

The warm welcome accorded to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh by the US President Barack Hussain Obama at the White House allayed all apprehensions of any strain in the strategic partnership of India and United States. Both President Obama and PM Manmohan Singh in his joint press conference reiterated the commitment of strengthening the relations between the two great democracies of the world. It is satisfying that Obama has himself admitted that this is the defining strategic parnership between US and India of the 21st century. Both are natural allies and both promote pluralism, peace and development all over the world. President Obama has also reaffirmed his commitment to fully operalise the Indo-US civil nuclear deal and he has also recognised India as a responsible nuclear and rising global power. He assured the Prime Minister that during his presidency he would operalise N-deal fully that would create exports and jobs in both US and India. Prime Minister had a talk with US President on host of issues like-Climate Change, issue of terrorism , Health, Education, Nuclear proliferation treaty and the nuclear deal. He was reassured of all co-operations by Obama to India. As far as India’s position on all these issues is concerned, it is well-known to Obama. The most important issue before the sole super global power and emerging global power is the issue of terrorism which emanates from Pakistan and its epicentre. President Obama has rightly admitted that the US erred in its policy on Pakistan that it strengthened its military rather than its civil society. Strengthening of Pak military poses danger to India. To assuage the feeling of India regarding the terrorism that is sponsored from across the border, Obama has assured it of persuading Pakistan to act against terrorism more sincerely.The sour that had developed between the relation of the two countries because of giving China by Obama in his recent visit to Beijing the supervisory role in South Asia did not come up during the talk between President and the Prime Minister rather kept completely apart to show that India has special place in the US scheme of things .President Obama has left no stone unturned in convincing India that the US keeps it uppermost and attaches utmost importance to its strategic partnership. But India must be alive to the world-wide developments and must no show flexibility on its stated position on a number of issues under any pressure.