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US looks
for milestones for Obama's India visit
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 11:25:04 AM,
Arun Kumar, IANS
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Washington:
As the US prepares for President Barack Obama's visit to India, it
is looking at marking achievements in areas of technology,
innovation and trade besides defence and security, according to a
senior official.
The technology theme was related to "India's economic rise",
inclusive growth was intended "to help lift millions of Indians
out of poverty" and defence, security aimed to demonstrate "our
support for India's growing global role and influence", Assistant
Secretary of State Robert Blake said.
"Thanks to the leadership of President (Barack Obama) and
Secretary (of State Hillary) Clinton, the US aims to forge a
partnership with India that will help shape the 21st century," he
said at a roundtable he co-chaired with Molly Maguire Teas, senior
advisor for education, last week.
"No other country has the humanitarian legacy, thriving democracy,
economic promise and sheer human capital that India has. This is
one important reason why President Obama has called India an
'indispensable partner' for the US," Blake said.
"A strong education system in both the United States and India is
at the crux of each nation's knowledge-based economy, and will
fuel innovation and cooperation for decades to come," he said
according to a transcript released by the State Department Monday.
The roundtable was designed to bring together a high level "brain
trust" to "identify what types of partnerships with India are
currently working well and to conceive new initiatives that will
address growing challenges faced by our two knowledge-based
economies", the department said.
"In particular, the aim was to identify successful and sustainable
models for collaboration and partnerships in all types of higher
educational institutions including research institutions,
professional schools, undergraduate liberal arts schools and
community colleges," it said.
Nineteen US Universities were represented at the roundtable. The
group included six university presidents, a number of vice
provosts and heads of South Asian departments and centres.
Participants agreed that the roundtable would help enhance
cooperation between the US government and higher learning
institutions, ultimately leading to the strengthening of our
partnership with India.
University representatives welcomed the roundtable as an excellent
forum for universities and other institutions to collaborate with
the US government on expanding engagement with India, the State
Department said.
(Arun Kumar can be
contacted at arun.kumar@ians.in)
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