The visit of the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the United States last week renewed the commitment of the two governments to Indo-US strategic partnership and laid the foundation for strengthening cooperation across bilateral engagement, a top diplomat has said.
Dr Singh and US President Barack Obama reaffirmed the importance of the global strategic partnership between India and the US, said Meera Shankar, Indian Ambassador to the US.
"They discussed avenues for working together to accelerate global economic recovery and to put it on a more sustainable and balanced path in the future," she told students of University of Virginia.
Speaking on 'India and the United States -- A Growing Partnership', she said the two leaders agreed to work together bilaterally and with all other countries to ensure a comprehensive and balanced outcome at the climate change meeting in Copenhagen.
They also discussed issues of security, stability and economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
"They had a productive exchange of views on Afghanistan and our shared goal of a stable, moderate, independent and democratic Afghanistan," Shankar said.
Noting that Obama conveyed his appreciation for India's contribution to reconstruction and development in Afghanistan, she said both leaders were conscious of the threats from terrorism emanating from India's neighbourhood and agreed to further strengthen and intensify bilateral cooperation in counter-terrorism.
"We also intend to expand our growing defense cooperation," the Ambassador said.
"They also agreed on expeditious completion of the remaining steps in the implementation of the civil nuclear agreement, which will open enormous opportunities for boosting economic ties and addressing the shared concerns on energy security and climate change," Shankar said.
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