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Obama administration turns on charm offensive to welcome Modi
by Seva Lamberdar Tue Sep 09, 2014 10:42 am
WASHINGTON: The Obama administration is turning on the charm offensive for Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month. It is rolling out the red carpet for the man Washington shunned for nearly a decade by hosting him for two days, including a private dinner with the president.
A formal White House announcement on Monday said "President Obama looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to the White House on September 29-30, 2014" suggesting two back-to-back meetings between the leaders. Although there was no mention of a dinner, it is believed that Obama will host one on September 29 evening after Modi's arrival from New York City following three days of UN related activity and a community reception at the Madison Square Gardens there. The formal White House bilateral and delegation level meetings will take place on September 30, with vice-president Joe Biden hosting a lunch at the State Department.
The White House said the two leaders "will discuss a range of issues of mutual interest in order to expand and deepen the US-India strategic partnership," including ways to accelerate economic growth, bolster security cooperation, and "collaborate in activities that bring long-term benefits to both countries and the world."
Significantly, a reference in the statement to the regional issues they will focus on included "current developments in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq," where it said India and the United States "can work together with partners towards a positive outcome." That US-India sphere of regional interest and cooperation now extends to Syria and Iraq, while making no mention of China and Pakistan, is striking at a time Washington is searching far and wide for allies. New Delhi is haunted by the prospect of ISIS and al-Qaida making inroad into India even as the US is finding itself dragged back into wars that many Americans thought President Obama had extricated Washington from.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Obama-administration-turns-on-charm-offensive-to-welcome-Modi/articleshow/42100850.cms
A formal White House announcement on Monday said "President Obama looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India to the White House on September 29-30, 2014" suggesting two back-to-back meetings between the leaders. Although there was no mention of a dinner, it is believed that Obama will host one on September 29 evening after Modi's arrival from New York City following three days of UN related activity and a community reception at the Madison Square Gardens there. The formal White House bilateral and delegation level meetings will take place on September 30, with vice-president Joe Biden hosting a lunch at the State Department.
The White House said the two leaders "will discuss a range of issues of mutual interest in order to expand and deepen the US-India strategic partnership," including ways to accelerate economic growth, bolster security cooperation, and "collaborate in activities that bring long-term benefits to both countries and the world."
Significantly, a reference in the statement to the regional issues they will focus on included "current developments in Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq," where it said India and the United States "can work together with partners towards a positive outcome." That US-India sphere of regional interest and cooperation now extends to Syria and Iraq, while making no mention of China and Pakistan, is striking at a time Washington is searching far and wide for allies. New Delhi is haunted by the prospect of ISIS and al-Qaida making inroad into India even as the US is finding itself dragged back into wars that many Americans thought President Obama had extricated Washington from.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/Obama-administration-turns-on-charm-offensive-to-welcome-Modi/articleshow/42100850.cms
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