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Joint Statement issued after the conclusion of US-India Strategic Dialogue at Washington

June 3, 2010: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and India’s External Affairs Minister, Shri S.M. Krishna, met in Washington on June 3, 2010 for the inaugural meeting of the “India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue.” President Barack Obama welcomed the Indian delegation and emphasized his commitment to strengthening the growing U.S.-India partnership.
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President Obama's New National Security Policy (May, 2010)

"The United States and India are building a strategic partnership that is under- pinned by our shared interests, our shared values as the world’s two largest democracies, and close connections among our people. India’s responsible advancement serves as a positive example for developing nations, and provides an opportunity for increased economic, scientific, environmental, and security partnership. Working together through our Strategic Dialogue and high-level visits, we seek a broad-based relationship in which India contributes to global counterterrorism efforts, nonproliferation, and helps promote poverty- reduction, education, health, and sustainable agriculture. We value India’s growing leadership on a wide array of global issues, through groups such as the G-20, and will seek to work with India to promote stability in South Asia and elsewhere in the world."
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Joint Statement between Prime Minister Dr. Singh and President Obama: INDIA AND THE UNITED STATES: PARTNERSHIP FOR A BETTER WORLD

11/24/09: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and President Barack Obama today reaffirmed the global strategic partnership between India and the United States, and launched a new phase in this partnership. Commending the deepening bilateral cooperation between the world’s two largest democracies across a broad spectrum of human endeavors, the two leaders recognized that the common ideals and complementary strengths of India and the United States today provide a foundation for addressing the global challenges of the 21st century.

The two leaders noted that the shared values cherished by their peoples and espoused by their founders – democracy, pluralism, tolerance, openness, and respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights – are acquiring an increasingly greater prominence in building a more peaceful, prosperous, inclusive, secure and sustainable world. These values are exemplified by the vibrant linkages between their peoples, which are a unique asset for both countries, and are reflected in the role played by the Indian-American community.

The two leaders resolved to harness these shared strengths and to expand the U.S.-India global partner- ship for the benefit of their countries, for peace, stability and prosperity in Asia, and for the betterment of the world. To this end, they committed to build upon the India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue announced in July 2009. President Obama stated that the United States looks forward to a stable and prosperous India playing an increasingly important role in world affairs.

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Developing India's Foreign Policy "Software"

In a landmark paper, Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, outlines significant shortcomings in India’s foreign policy institutions that undermine the country’s capacity for ambitious and effective international action. Markey proposes steps that both New Delhi and Washington should take, assuming they aim to promote India’s rise as a great power.
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US-India Strategic Partnership: Where is it Headed?

Presentation delivered by Ram Narayanan of US-India Friendship at a roundtable on "US-India Relations" organized by SAPRA India Foundation on January 16, 2007 at the India International Center, New Delhi.
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Saja Forum's Review of Ram Narayanan's Work

SAJA (South Asia Journalists Association) Forum has published on November 17, 2006 a web description of the work I do in promoting US-India relations.
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U.S. Department of Defense: The US-India Defense Relationship

Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy's address at the Asia Society's Washington Center on July 1, 2010, called for more U.S. involvement in the modernization of the armed forces of India.

U.S. Department of State: Diplomacy in Action

Conversations With America: US-India relations following the Strategic Dialogue of June 3, 2010, Washington, DC on Jun 8, 2010

  • Robert O. Blake, Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
  • Philip J. Crowley, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs
  • Ambassador Teresita Schaffer, Director of the South Asia Program at CSIS

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Brookings Event, June 4, 2010

India and the United States: A Strategic Partnership

On June 4, Foreign Policy at Brookings and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry hosted a conference to explore the content and purpose of this partnership as seen from Washington and New Delhi. This event focused on two dimensions: the overlap and intersection of American and Indian policies in Asia and the impact of growing economic ties. Panelists discussed the future direction of the U.S.-India relationship and U.S. and Indian strategic interests in Asia. The event was part of a new South Asia initiative at Brookings that focuses on the interconnected issues facing this vital region today.

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Objective of US-India Friendship

Dear Friends of India,

We are at the crossroads of international partnerships. The Cold War is a fading memory, and while military power remains important, political, economic and cultural structures around the world are increasingly the true foundations of cooperation.

In this regard, India and the United States could not be more alike. Although in economic terms India is only now experiencing faster economic growth, many of us are optimistic that this path will lead to the kind of vibrant and responsive economic structures that now support American markets. Alongside this economic parallel is the natural bond that flows from being the planet's largest democracies.

What role can Indian Americans and friends of India play in ensuring that these opportunities grow to their full potential?

We must be heard in the corridors of power, and for that to happen, we must speak to those who would act on our thoughts. Every representative in Congress must be made aware that funding support as well as support at the voting booths is at least partly contingent on the voting records of congressmen and women in matters relating to US-India relations.

On these pages, US-India Friendship will help make your voices for strong Us-India relations heard with purpose and conviction. We hope that you will use the links and the information we provide to participate with vigor. Together, we will fulfill both the promise and the obligation of our free societies.

Ram Narayanan
Editor-Coordinator
US-India Friendship.net


Indian Population Explodes in the U.S.: 2000-2008

According to Washington-based think tank, Migration Policy Institute, the United States is home to about 2.3 million Indian origin people (including those born in the U.S.). Indians are the third-largest immigrant group after Mexicans and Filipinos.

Between 2007 and 2008, the number of Indian immigrants surpassed the number of Chinese and Hong Kong-born immigrants for the first time since at least 1960, said the Migration Policy Institute in its latest report.

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