US welcomes India’s rise: Joe Biden: American Vice-President Joseph Biden arrives in India today, on a four-day trip that covers a wide range of bilateral issues, regional concerns — and shared possibilities. In an exclusive interview with the Times of India, Vice-President Biden told Srijana Mitra Das some of the topics leading his agenda, including America’s interest in India’s economy, the US-India civil nuclear deal, India’s ‘Look East’ policy and its role in Afghanistan. Vice-President Biden also addressed Indian concerns about work visas to the US, China’s role in this region and America’s view of Pakistan — and the Taliban: Please tell us about your visit to India? I’m really looking forward to this visit. It’s my first to India as vice-president. The last time i came here was about five years ago, when i was still in the Senate. Since then, the bilateral relationship has grown even stronger and the range of projects and areas on which we cooperate is wide and deep. Our two nations are striving to make progress and this relationship plays a really important role in that, as it should. The message that i’ll carry to India — both in my official meetings with the president, vice-president and prime minister, and in my conversations with Indian society — is that our two countries must continue to aspire to the promise of prosperity and security, and that delivering on that promise is something we can do together, through our bilateral cooperation. I also look forward to talking about these issues in the context of the broader Asia-Pacific region — we see India’s ‘Look East’ policy as an important element in regional cooperation, one that serves our common interests and values, and i have some ideas about strengthening our cooperation in the region that i plan to share. Regarding regional dynamics, do you see both China and the Taliban becoming more significant players here? India, China and the United States are all important players in the Asia-Pacific region. We all have important voices and the responsibility to strive for peace, cooperation and prosperity. Our countries should work together to advance our common economic and security interests. China shares borders and interests with South and Central Asia — it has a real stake in regional cooperation. Click Link for Full News: lawintellectindia/us-welcomes-indias-rise-joe-biden/
Posted on: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 07:16:02 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015