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<p>Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses a dinner to mark the government's second anniversary in New Delhi, India, Sunday, May 22. Mr. Singh just announced India would offer $5 billion in development aid to African countries for the next three years.</p>

Washington - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives at the White House Tuesday wondering if his country remains the US priority under President Obama that it became under President Bush. The Obama administration thought it had answered that question months ago when it announced that Mr. Singh's day of meetings would constitute the first state visit of Mr. Obama's presidency – a distinction meant to convey the importance of the occasion. But Obama's week-long trip to Asia that ended last Thursday has India questioning anew the value of a US partnership. In particular, the tenor of Obama's three days in...