'We don't have to be the world's policeman. We don't have to impose our values. But we need to lead and when we pull back as we've done, you begin to see exactly what happens -- the voids are filled by threats of terror that countries have to suffer with, including India.'
A hectic schedule awaits Singh who leaves on the eight-day trip on September 19 with a stopover at London where he will meet British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
In the wake of the movement in recent days with speculation rife that Prime Minister Singh is willing to go ahead with the deal even if the Left allies in the coalition withdraw their support, the Bush administration -- which some perceived was a totally unrealistic statement, but which sources said was consequent to indications from New Delhi that there would be movement on the deal from its current moribund status -- vowed to work to complete the deal.
It struck down key elements of the administration policy to hold enemy combatants or suspected terrorists indefinitely.
White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said the US president was 'pleased' with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's actions to stop cross-border terrorism.
'It is important to realise that the United States looks upon India as the world's largest democracy, as an important and vital ally in a whole host of things -- regional security, global trade, climate change'.
Congressman Frank Pallone, the founder and former co-chair of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, believes the Bush Administration and Congress blundered by selling the US-India civilian nuclear agreement as a nuclear and not as an energy deal. Pallone also argues that the deal was projected as a sign of the burgeoning strategic partnership between India and the US, which raised the hackles of the Leftists in the government.
The text of US President George W Bush's final State of the Union address delivered to Congress on Monday.
Singh accepted Bush's invitation to visit the US again and said a mutually convenient date would be worked out.
'He could possibly stay on for a year or 18 months, especially if he is told that the ship of state is available at the helm,' a senior official told The Financial Times.
The trip will be decorative. No offical treaty to mark the conclusion of the 123 Agreement will be signed by Bush and Dr Singh
In view of the persisting differences, negotiators of the two sides have said a political push would be required to break the logjam.
"Following the Hyde Act, Bush is differentiating provisions of the deal as advisory and mandatory in nature. This was not initially mentioned in the joint statement and now he has put India in ambiguity," he said.
The United States has a moral and national interest in helping poor and struggling countries transform themselves into free and hopeful societies, Bush said.
The nomination of Patterson will have to be approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee headed by Joseph Biden.
Dozens of children were released from the facility as a result of the litigation and as a result of the deal.
The Pentagon requisition for payments will have to be made by the secretary of defence in consultation with the secretary of state and the director of the office of management and budget.
Pakistan plans to ask Bush to allow American investors, in line with IAEA safeguards.
"He will not want to leave it unresolved for his successor," the sources were quoted as saying to The Times.
US President George W Bush on Friday acknowleged the role of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in the ongoing war against terrorism saying Musharraf's decision to fight terror was made at "great personal risk".
A trial date has been set for June 26.
An Indian student in the United States has been arrested for posting violent messages on an Internet bulletin board urging readers to kill President George W Bush and his family.
The Shiv Sena chief accused the media of being a silent spectator to the vandalism indulged in by protestors
He said Musharraf brought up the issue of Pakistan's energy needs during their talks and added the US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman would be visiting Pakistan soon for discussions
The issue figured in the talks between External Affairs Minister K Natwar Singh and American Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who visited India recently.
US will fight war on terror as long as I'm president: Bush
Over the next three days, Burns will have discussions with Indian officials on advancing the new strategic partnership between the two countries.
