WASHINGTON: The US and India have complementary pursuits, former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger has stated whilst he expressed admiration for New Delhi's strategic policy.
"When I think about India, I admire their strategy," Kissinger stated all the way through an extraordinary appearance in Washington to wait the first annual leadership summit of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) last week.
"The US and India have complementary interests. The beauty of that is that we don't need to make an alignment because it is already there," Kissinger stated all the way through his participation in a talk with USISPF chairman John Chambers.
The session with Kissinger was once closed for the media. A part of his remarks had been launched through USISPF the day prior to this.
With Kissinger's appearance, the first annual leadership summit of the year-old USISPF was once billed as a good fortune.
"We are truly a startup, and like many startups we outlined an audacious goal on tremendously transforming two countries...This is why we literally launched a startup called the USISPF--an organisation that said we as business leaders, can represent all the citizens," Chambers stated.
"Trade is important and we need to grow it and need to be as close as 50-50 and we will— I think India and the US will work together through those issues. But it also about enhancing and making this inclusive for all citizens in both countries. How to build job creation, education, knowledge transfer--this is what USISPF is doing--it is a model for the future, not the past," Chambers stated.
India and the United States have come a ways but the two countries nonetheless have an extended approach to move, stated Senator Rob Portman.
"The common bonds we share certainly will continue to give us the opportunity to do more...The world's oldest and the world's largest democracy should be even more tightly bound together and I think this organisation has a role to play in deepening that relationship," he stated praising the function of USISPF.
"We were always democracies, we always had commonalities, but we were a little off-kilter, we were often talking past each other or at each other, but not talking to each other," stated Indian Ambassador to the United States, Navtej Sarna.
"I think a number of things - a number of realisations, a changing world, a much-changed India, a much more receptive United States - I think that all has brought us to a point where we are truly strategic partners, both in defence and security terms, trade, economy and investment terms, and of course the bedrock, the commonality of the two democracies," he stated.
The biggest asset the relationship has is the "wonderful involvement" of the Indian diaspora, stated US senator Mark Warner.
"This relationship would not have progressed as rapidly as it has if not for the enormous success and involvement of the Indian-American community," he stated.
"One of the biggest proponents of the importance of this relationship is Secretary Jim Mattis. And he said, I need this (in his letter to Senator John McCain). This is important for our country. This is important for India. This is important for the strategic relationship," stated senator Dan Sullivan.
"When I think about India, I admire their strategy," Kissinger stated all the way through an extraordinary appearance in Washington to wait the first annual leadership summit of the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum (USISPF) last week.
"The US and India have complementary interests. The beauty of that is that we don't need to make an alignment because it is already there," Kissinger stated all the way through his participation in a talk with USISPF chairman John Chambers.
The session with Kissinger was once closed for the media. A part of his remarks had been launched through USISPF the day prior to this.
With Kissinger's appearance, the first annual leadership summit of the year-old USISPF was once billed as a good fortune.
"We are truly a startup, and like many startups we outlined an audacious goal on tremendously transforming two countries...This is why we literally launched a startup called the USISPF--an organisation that said we as business leaders, can represent all the citizens," Chambers stated.
"Trade is important and we need to grow it and need to be as close as 50-50 and we will— I think India and the US will work together through those issues. But it also about enhancing and making this inclusive for all citizens in both countries. How to build job creation, education, knowledge transfer--this is what USISPF is doing--it is a model for the future, not the past," Chambers stated.
India and the United States have come a ways but the two countries nonetheless have an extended approach to move, stated Senator Rob Portman.
"The common bonds we share certainly will continue to give us the opportunity to do more...The world's oldest and the world's largest democracy should be even more tightly bound together and I think this organisation has a role to play in deepening that relationship," he stated praising the function of USISPF.
"We were always democracies, we always had commonalities, but we were a little off-kilter, we were often talking past each other or at each other, but not talking to each other," stated Indian Ambassador to the United States, Navtej Sarna.
"I think a number of things - a number of realisations, a changing world, a much-changed India, a much more receptive United States - I think that all has brought us to a point where we are truly strategic partners, both in defence and security terms, trade, economy and investment terms, and of course the bedrock, the commonality of the two democracies," he stated.
The biggest asset the relationship has is the "wonderful involvement" of the Indian diaspora, stated US senator Mark Warner.
"This relationship would not have progressed as rapidly as it has if not for the enormous success and involvement of the Indian-American community," he stated.
"One of the biggest proponents of the importance of this relationship is Secretary Jim Mattis. And he said, I need this (in his letter to Senator John McCain). This is important for our country. This is important for India. This is important for the strategic relationship," stated senator Dan Sullivan.
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