Washington: President Barack Obama was very pleased with and “enjoyed” PM Narendra Modi’s visit as it reflected the depth of the strong relationship between the US and India, according to the White House.
The president was very pleased with and certainly values the opportunity that he had to visit personally with Prime Minister Modi”, Obama’s press secretary Josh Earnest said Wednesday when asked about the future of US-India relations after the Modi visit.
The president certainly values that aspect of the relationship between our two countries.
It was the first time the two men met in person and “I know the president enjoyed the visit with Prime Minister Modi to the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial”, he said, referring to Obama’s spontaneous gesture in joining the memorial visit.
The people of India also saw the president travel with Modi to the Martin Luther King Junior Memorial on the National Mall. And I think that sends a pretty clear signal about the shared values of our two countries and our two democracies.
But India didn’t join the US coalition against the Islamic State terrorists. Asked if the US was disappointed over that, he simply said: “We certainly value the strong security partnership we have with India.
We do have a shared commitment to combating terrorism. Both countries, both India and the US, are dealing with threats. And we value the strong relationship we have so that we can cooperate to meet those threats, to confront those threats, and to mitigate the risk that they pose to our citizens both at home and around the world.
Bureau Report
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