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U.S.-India Ties To Keep Growing Despite Elections
Thursday, 12 December 2013, 23:40 IST
She had a telephonic conversation with Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, who had to leave suddenly for Chicago for personal reasons.
On the Capitol Hill, she met with Senator Mark Warner, Co-Chair of the Senate India Caucus as also chairmen and leading members of the Senate and House foreign affairs panels besides key Congressional aides from both Republican and Democratic parties.
As State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki put it the meetings, coming as a follow-up to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's September summit meeting with President Barack Obama focused on "ways to deepen the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership and consult on regional issues".
As issues of concern to both sides in areas of trade and investment were discussed, sources said India conveyed to both administration officials and lawmakers its concerns about the Senate version of the immigration bill that would adversely affect Indian IT firms.
Singh also told officials what New Delhi was doing to address U.S. business concerns mainly relating to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), compulsory licensing in pharmaceuticals and FDI.
On Afghanistan, sources said India welcomed a bilateral security agreement (BSA) between the U.S. and Kabul and agreed that "it would be a good idea to convey" to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign it when he visits New Delhi next week.
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On the Capitol Hill, she met with Senator Mark Warner, Co-Chair of the Senate India Caucus as also chairmen and leading members of the Senate and House foreign affairs panels besides key Congressional aides from both Republican and Democratic parties.
As State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki put it the meetings, coming as a follow-up to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's September summit meeting with President Barack Obama focused on "ways to deepen the U.S.-India Strategic Partnership and consult on regional issues".
As issues of concern to both sides in areas of trade and investment were discussed, sources said India conveyed to both administration officials and lawmakers its concerns about the Senate version of the immigration bill that would adversely affect Indian IT firms.
Singh also told officials what New Delhi was doing to address U.S. business concerns mainly relating to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), compulsory licensing in pharmaceuticals and FDI.
On Afghanistan, sources said India welcomed a bilateral security agreement (BSA) between the U.S. and Kabul and agreed that "it would be a good idea to convey" to Afghan President Hamid Karzai to sign it when he visits New Delhi next week.
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Source: IANS
