U.S. Think Tanks, Ex-Diplomats Bat For Grand Reception For Narendra Modi

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Singh said this does not mean being timid about concerns like Prime Minister Modi's commitment to secularism, human rights and harmony among India's majority and minority communities that will ultimately define his legacy and India's continued success and stability.

"But the US must take a forward looking approach. Modi has been cleared by Indian courts of any charges in the 2002 Gujarat riots, which claimed over 1,000 lives and elicited no apology or compensation for victims," he said.

"Now, as the duly elected leader of the country, he has promised good governance, and that will require him to deliver justice for all Indian communities," he added.

Frank G Wisner, former U.S. Ambassador to India, told lawmakers that Modi's government has sent a strong signal that it intends to be business friendly.

"In my judgement, India's government will address individual business problems American enterprises face, as well as and the policies which lay behind them," Wisner said.

"Prime Minister Modi's recent election is virtually unprecedented; he comes to office with great authority; the opposition is in disarray and will be so for sometime to come.
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Source: PTI