The US has said broad-based partnerships between America and India are critical and more important as compared to Pakistan, as New Delhi is growing as a potential power with global influence.
“The US-India strategic potential is very, very profound,” deputy assistant secretary of defence for South and South-East Asia James Clad told online journalists and bloggers during a conference call from the Pentagon.
While India’s sometimes contentious neighbour, Pakistan, continues to search for Osama bin Laden and help wage the global war on terror on terrorism, Clad explained, the US-Indian relationship was more important in the long run.
“India simply must, as a long-term consideration. matter more for us than Pakistan,” Clad has been quoted as saying in the American Forces Press Services.
“India is seen as potentially a power with global reach,” Clad said.
“It’s been slow in coming – I think it would be slow in coming future – but it is steady. The trend lines are unmistakable,” he said.
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