India is indispensable to the US: Obama, Islamic World News, NewAgeIslam.com

Islamic World News

India is indispensable to the US: Obama

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was on Tuesday given a rousing welcome at the White House where he was received by President Barack Obama

before they sat down for bilateral talks during which the two countries are expected to take their

strategic ties to a new level.

Obama and First Lady Michelle personally welcomed Singh, the first State guest of the Obama Administration, and his wife Gursharan Kaur at the White House.

Chilly, damp weather caused the White House to move the ceremony indoors, where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Obama stood before photographers and television cameras in the East Room as a Marine band played the national anthems of both countries.

Singh's visit is the first state visit hosted by the administration, the highest honor extended to a foreign dignitary, and the two would discuss a wide range of bilateral

issues and the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan during their one-on-one meeting.

Speaking at the White House, Obama said: "India is indispensable to the US and the Indian Prime Minister's visit reflects abiding friendship between the two countries."

"Ours is a story of two great economic marvels. India is a leader in Asia and around the world and the two nations are dedicated to liberty, equality".

Stating that India and US are bound together by values of democracy Manmohan Singh said, "We seek to broaden and deepen our strategic partnership with US."

Manmohan also spoke on the issue of terrorism and nuclear weapons.

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Terror won’t stop till we fight it like a war, War on Terror, NewAgeIslam.com

War on Terror

Terror won’t stop till we fight it like a war

By Vikram Sood

As yet, there is no evidence about who was responsible for these acts, though as usual various names are afloat. But the fact is that we have brought this upon ourselves. Yes, we are the victims of terrorism from Pakistan. But instead of dealing with it single-mindedly, we sought to appease; Instead of strengthening our investigation and intelligence network, we issued caveats to investigators. Pakistan may or may not be responsible for the current terrorist attacks, but we must take responsibility for allowing a certain mindset to grow and spread unhindered.

People like Osama bin Laden claim that the West, led by the United States and Britain, are the "crusaders" of the modern world who have occupied the "holy land." They and their allies — Israelis, Indians and Russians — must be thrown out. The worst offenders, they claim, are the "apostate" Muslim kingdoms and governments in West Asia. These lands have to be freed through jihad. We hear echoes of these instructions in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border regions of Fata and Swat.

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