Posted on 11/20/2009 8:35:56 AM PST by indianrightwinger
'Pakistan has nothing to fear from India'
By Lally Weymouth Sunday, November 22, 2009
NEW DELHI -- Wearing white robes and a blue turban, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appeared relaxed this week as he discussed his upcoming state visit to Washington. Singh, 77, will meet President Obama next week at a time when many Indians fear that Obama will focus less on India than did previous American administrations, particularly as the U.S.-Chinese relationship grows in importance. Singh sat down in his Delhi residence with Newsweek-Washington Post's Lally Weymouth to discuss terrorism, trade and why it is critical that the United States not abandon Afghanistan. Excerpts:
You are President Obama's first official state visitor. What would you like to accomplish in Washington?
We are strategic partners. We have good relations. But there is a new administration in America. So it is appropriate that I should renew our partnership.
Will you and the president announce any new initiatives? How might India and the United States cooperate in the future?
We have a landmark agreement with the United States on nuclear cooperation. We would like to operationalize it and ensure that the objectives for the nuclear deal are realized in full. My hope is that we can persuade the U.S. administration to be more liberal when it comes to transferring technologies to us. The restrictions make no sense. India has an impeccable record of not participating in any proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. So that's my number one concern.
I also think that India and the United States could be partners in refocusing our attention on an equitable, balanced global order.
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What do you expect from this administration? Standard operating procedure, stab our long standing allies in the back, and embrace tyrants.
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