Barack Obama Bolt on Nuclear, Cargo Deals
Posted by yasmeen on 9 November 2010, 7:52 am
New Delhi, November 8, 2010: United States President Barack Obama on Monday left everyone guessing about the new dimension to the civil nuclear deal as without elaborating he said: “as a result of this visit we are already beginning to implement our civil nuclear agreement.” He also talked of a shared goal of “ securing vulnerable nuclear materials in four years.” In his introductory remarks at the joint presser with Dr Manmohan Singh after the delegation- level talks, he also threw a surprise of announcing that India will be buying 10 C- 17 cargo planes worth Rs 12,500 crores (US $ 2500 million) from the United States even before India floats a global tender and decides the supplier.
“Today I’m pleased to welcome India’s preliminary agreement to purchase 10 C- 17 cargo planes, which will enhance Indian capabilities and support 22,000 jobs back in the United States,” he said.
Obama also announced to take yet another step in joint fight against terrorism, with “a new effort between our Department of Homeland Security and the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs to improve security at our ports, our airports and our borders.” He announced that India and US have agreed “ to reform our controls on exports” and keep working to reduce trade barriers and resist protectionism.
His promise that cheered up both the government and the Indian industry chieftains gathered in the Hyderabad House for talks with him over tea also came in his introductory remarks when he said “the United States will remove Indian organisations from the so- called entity list, which will allow greater cooperation in a range of high- tech sectors like civil space and defence.” The US President also announced two initiatives: A new partnership for an “Evergreen Revolution” to improve food security around the world and a new partnership to promote open government and to empower citizens.
Stressing that “ours is no ordinary relationship” as alluded by Dr Manmohan Singh, Obama went on to describe three typical commonalities between the two countries: “As the world’s two largest democracies, as large and growing free- market economies, as diverse multi- ethnic societies with strong traditions of pluralism and tolerance.” “… we have not only an opportunity but also a responsibility to lead.
That’s why I believe the relationship between the United States and India will in fact be one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century,” he said, adding that both can take this partnership to the next level with a vision of how to work together as “global partners”.
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