Stronger India Is Beneficial For World Peace: U.S.

WASHINGTON: India is going to be a "very important" player globally and the stronger it becomes, the more beneficial it will be for world peace, a senior Obama Administration official has said amid preparations here to give a red carpet welcome to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

There is a "sense that there is a natural convergence, a natural convergence of views between India and the U.S. both in terms of wider Asia Pacific region, Indian Ocean region as well as a broader view globally," U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Political Military Affairs Puneet Talwar said.

"We think India is going to be very important globally, but also in the Asian continent. We think, the stronger India becomes, the more capable it becomes, the more economic power it accrues, that's for the benefit of global peace and prosperity," Talwar said.

"That's what the United States wants ultimately. We share that very much with India. We see India playing a stabilising role in that part of the world and taking on greater responsibilities that will accrue as it to emerge into its own," he said.

Officials from both the State Department and the Defense Department said there is a natural convergence of India's "Look East Policy" and the "Asia Pacific Re-balance" of the U.S.

"We have our Asia Pacific Re-balance. India has its Look East policy. There is a natural convergence between those two. I think, that an India that is playing its rightful role, actually in our view is a very positive thing. It can't do harm. It can only do well in terms of providing stability, security, peace and prosperity in the Asia Pacific," Talwar said.

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