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''US supports India as an important actor on global stage''
Washington, Jan 30: A day after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reviewed the Indo-US ties with NSA Shivshankar Menon, the State Department has said the strategic partnership with New Delhi is premised on strong support for India''s role as an important actor on the global stage.
Clinton,
who
had
hosted
a
luncheon
for
Menon
at
Foggy
Bottom
headquarters
of
the
US
State
Department,
discussed
a
wide
range
of
bilateral
and
regional
issues
with
him.
"In
his
meeting
with
Burns
and
luncheon
with
the
Secretary,
we
reviewed
with
NSA
Menon
the
implementation
of
initiatives
launched
during
President
Obama''s
visit
to
India
and
discussed
developments
in
the
bilateral
relationship
in
preparation
for
the
upcoming
Strategic
Dialogue
in
New
Delhi
this
spring,"
State
Department,
Deputy
Spokesman
Mark
Toner
said.
"These
discussions
are
build
on
the
strong
platform
of
cooperation
enshrined
in
our
global
strategic
partnership.
All
of
our
US-India
Strategic
Dialogue
discussions
are
premised
on
our
strong
support
for
India''s
role
as
an
important
actor
on
the
international
stage,"
Toner
told
PTI
on
the
discussions
held
at
the
State
Department.
Clinton
is
scheduled
to
visit
India
in
early
April
for
the
next
round
of
Strategic
Dialogue
between
the
two
countries.
She
would
be
leading
a
high-level
US
delegation
to
India.
Menon
is
here
to
review
the
implementation
of
initiatives
launched
during
US
President
Barack
Obama''s
India
visit
and
discuss
developments
in
Indo-US
bilateral
ties
in
preparation
for
the
upcoming
Strategic
Dialogue
in
New
Delhi.
The
National
Security
Advisor
(NSA)
is
here
at
the
invitation
of
his
American
counterpart
Tom
Donilon,
with
whom
he
met
at
the
White
House
on
Friday.
The
US
President
had
dropped
in
for
a
meeting
with
Menon
when
the
NSA
was
meeting
with
Donilon
at
the
White
House.
"The
President
relayed
his
priorities
for
the
coming
year,
including
advancing
our
bilateral
economic
relationship
and
making
progress
on
nuclear
security
efforts,"
the
White
House
said.
"Mr
Donilon
and
Mr
Menon
discussed
ways
to
advance
our
bilateral
agenda
over
the
coming
year,
including
the
implementation
of
initiatives
launched
during
the
Summit,
as
well
as
building
new
platforms
for
collaboration
that
fulfill
the
promise
of
our
global
strategic
partnership.
The
two
also
had
candid,
in-depth
discussions
on
regional
and
global
issues
of
mutual
concern,"
it
said.
PTI
