India, U.S. Partnership To Shape 21st Century: Envoys

WASHINGTON: Close collaboration between India and U.S. in the years ahead can shape the 21st century with a big impact upon global peace and prosperity, according to the two countries' envoys in each other's capitals.

"As US-India ties continue to blossom, the true test of our defining partnership for the 21st century will be how it benefits not just our common citizens but also the global commons," wrote Indian ambassador Arun Singh and U.S. ambassador Richard Verma in a rare joint article published.

"The fact is, we are stronger when we work together, and our close collaboration in the years ahead can have a big impact upon global peace and prosperity," they said in an op-ed in the Huffington Post titled "India And The U.S. Partnering To Shape The 21st Century."

The article marking the 10-year anniversary of the landmark U.S.-India civil nuclear deal noted how the initiative had transformed the two countries' bilateral relationship into a strategic partnership built on mutual trust and natural affinity.

"The historic visits of Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi to the United States and President Barack Obama to India helped our relationship soar, moving us past old disagreements and paving the way forward for even more ambitious new collaborations," Singh and Verma noted.

Since Obama's January visit to India, the two nations "are now working on new initiatives from the outer reaches of space to the depths of the oceans," they said.
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