'Indian-Americans Basis For Change Of India-U.S. Ties'

Monday, 17 February 2014, 16:39 IST
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Washington: India's new Ambassador to the U.S. has said the small but influential Indian-American community is the basis for "dramatic" transformation of bilateral ties in the past few decades.

"India-US relationship has changed dramatically. When one thinks about the transformation of our ties, it is natural to attribute it to some good diplomacy on both sides...but to me, the basis for transformation of this relationship is the Indian-American community," S Jaishankar said.

Addressing the Indian-American community from Greater Washington Area at a reception hosted in his honour by the National Council of Asian Indian Associations, Jaishankar praised this small ethnic community for carving a distinct space for itself in the U.S. in almost all spheres of lives.

"When an American thinks of India, the image that comes to peoples mind are Indian-American neighbours, their Indian American colleagues at workplace, the people who provide them services. This is the community, which is regarded as the best educated community, highest income community and extraordinary responsible community," Jaishankar told the audience, representing some 130,000 strong Indian-American community in the Greater Washington Area.
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Source: PTI
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