U.S. Government Departments Told To Identify Areas to Take Up With India

WASHINGTON: The Obama Administration has issued instructions across all departments of the U.S. government to identify few areas that they would like to take up with the new leadership in India after the Lok Sabha polls. Asserting that ties with India "transcends" personalities and political parties, the Obama Administration will continue to engage whichever government comes to power in India, a senior U.S. official has said. "Let's see what the Indian voters decide... Once the Indian voters decide and we have a government then I will be able to tell you how we are engaging that government. But I will tell you, whatever the Indian voters decide, whatever government comes to power, the U.S. will engage that government, because we have long-term biding national strategic and economic interest in India.

"We will continue to engage India, whichever government comes to power," a U.S. government official told PTI. With just a month left for the formation of the new government in India, instructions have been given across all departments of the U.S. government to identify a few areas which they would like to take up with the new leadership in New Delhi. "Given how important India is our partner and a friend, on a priority basis, we are going to have to make sure that all of the counterparts on our side, develop good relationship with their counterparts on the Indian side.

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