Indo-U.S. Ties Back On Track, To Get Major Boost By Obama Visit

Monday, 29 December 2014, 16:10 IST
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WASHINGTON: Indo-U.S. relations were back on track in 2014 after overcoming major hiccups and bilateral ties are set for a big boost with President Barack Obama slated to make a historic second visit to India next month.

As the year 2014 comes to an end, the strains in India-U.S. relationship have almost disappeared.

Exactly a year ago, the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade in New York had threatened to derail the ties along with the anti-India campaign launched by the influential U.S corporate sector.

The relationship -- for which successive governments in the two countries had worked hard for over a decade -- had come to a standstill in the first half of the year.

In fact, months leading to the May general elections also played a part as the Obama Administration thought it was better to wait and deal with the new leadership.

The outgoing government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was reluctant in taking any decision on even important issues related to bilateral ties.

The first five months of the year could be characterised as stalemate in bilateral ties but collaboration moved at a fast pace ever since Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Prime Minister on May 26.

Even before the swearing-in took place, Obama telephoned Modi to congratulate him on unprecedented electoral victory.

While the White House statement of this maiden tele-conversation did not say much, the subsequent events reflected that it set the tone and pace for the India-U.S relationship.

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Source: PTI