Top U.S. Diplomat Hints At Agenda For Obama's Visit To India

Rhodes said a lot of what the president wanted to get done over the course of the next two years will benefit greatly from closer cooperation with India.

He noted that India has been a top foreign policy priority for the Obama administration and U.S.-India cooperation can significantly advance American interests in terms of promoting economic ties and increased exports to a growing market.

"That's based on our belief that our Asia-Pacific policy benefits from closer ties with India, and it's also based on our cooperation on a broad range of global issues," he said.

Dwelling on the key agendas for Modi-Obama talks, Rhodes said, "We are looking to increase our cooperation in pursuit of developing clean energy, but also pursuing a successful and ambitious round of climate negotiations this year, leading in to Paris."

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