India America Relations
India America relations have seen a remarkable transformation over the last decade. There is a broad political consensus across the political spectrum in both the countries to strengthen the India-America relations. The transformation of our bilateral relationship began with President Bill Clinton’s visit to India in March 2000. The process continued through President Bush’s tenure with the summit meetings in July 2005 in Washington D.C. and in March 2006 in New Delhi. The India America relation s have further strengthened and the scope of our engagement has become more broad based under President Obama, who has characterized India-America relationship as one of the defining partnerships of 21st century. The visit of Prime Minister to Washington from November 22-26, 2009 as the first State Guest of President Barack Obama reaffirmed the global strategic partnership between India and the United States. President Obama’s recent visit to India (Mumbai and Delhi) from November 6-9, 201...