India Will Help Shape A New World Order In 21st Century: Hagel

WASHINGTON: Describing India as one of the most significant countries in the world, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has said the world's largest democracy will help shape a "new world order" that is emerging in this century.

"When you look at the world today, and you're all quite familiar with this, that India not only represents one of the most significant countries by any measurement in the world today, but will help shape a new world order that is emerging in this young century," Hagel told reporters travelling with him to India.

Hagel, who landed in India on his maiden trip yesterday as Defense Secretary, is scheduled to meet his Indian counterpart Arun Jaitley and other leaders of the new Indian Government.

His visit comes in less than a week after Secretary of State John Kerry and Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzeker visited New Delhi for India-U.S. Strategic Dialogue.

"The relationship between the United States and India certainly for our interests, for U.S. interests, and I think for India's interests, as well as the Asia Pacific, but also global interests, is important," he said.

"Where we can find common interests, where we can share areas that help promote our own countries', our own economies' stability, security, peace, trade, technology " he said, adding that the point of his trip here is to take advantage of the opportunity to meet with a new Indian government.

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