India and America relationship - Time to Set New Level

Earlier, in year 2002 Indian government started a new era of relationship with the United State, India is successfully retaining this tie with positive approach. Indeed, America is an oldest and India is largest democracy in the world. When U.S and India come together, the whole world keeps on eyes on their bilateral talk. In the past few years, both countries applaud each other on every meet.  However, India and U.S are the ambitious counties and both have unprecedented opportunities in each sector.  Everyone aware that America has perfect platform and India has strong manpower in the world. Therefore, both countries understand the need of each other.  

Literally, recent visit of Prime Minster Narendra Modi boost the relationship and it will be interesting to see, how far it will go in the coming years.  Let’s talk about the third trip of Narendra Modi to the US on the occasion of Nuclear Security Summit in 2016.  During this summit, both countries set their ambitious goals to heighten their bilateral ties. At the NSS dinner in White house, President Obama and Prime Minster Modi exchanged some dialogues. Meanwhile, At the Summit dinner, Modi started his speech by praising President Obama’s strong effort to address the concerns of global security and nuclear terrorism. He said time has come to take serious action against terrorism. It is networked worldwide and been global problem. Because of it, nuclear security remains a national priority for each nation. He added that most of countries and especially Asian countries are highly affected by the terrorism.   He also said there should be collaborative effort of all countries to fight terrorism. A glimpse on summit, Modi’s itinerary incorporates series of bilateral meetings with numerous world leaders includes Pakistan Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, President Obama, New Zealand Prime Minister , John Key etc.

Since independence, India is continuously progressing and establishing itself on a world stage, and also achieved many millstones during this period. Last year on 67^th Republic day, U.S President Barak Obama took the tour of India and attended republic day ceremony. Interestingly, he became the 1st U.S president to do that.  Meanwhile, he announced a deal on progress on tackle climate change and cooperation in defense, civilian nuclear projects as well as a $4 billion commitment from the America in trade and investment progress. Moreover, Modi visited several other countries to bring investment in India, and resultant, most of the nations showed their interest to set-up business in India.   Both sides collaboration in various sectors such as science and technology, energy, space, environment, education and counterterrorism continues to expand. In a defense sector, India has increased its budget around 10% to provide strength; hence, government approved 49% FDI in defense sector. Because of it many American companies would show their interest in defense. In the past two years, both nations share their possibilities to provide reinforce in various important sectors such as; Trade/Economic Issues, Defence Trade, Security & Counter-terrorism, Strategic Cooperation, The New Silk Road, Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor, India-US-Japan Trilateral etc.

Definitely, relationship between these two countries going well, but still there are several issue on which India has objection or you can say U.S going against India in some cases i.e. America does not consider the Taliban as a terrorist organization.   In 2010, United States looked ahead to a reformed United Nations Security Council that includes India as a permanent member. Yet up to now, the United States has not cleared its stand on the expansion of the UN Security Council. Because of its, still this issue is unsolved. India remains against the United States’ Pakistan policy, continuation of U.S. military aid to Pakistan is major problem for India.  Every year, America allots millions of dollar to fight terrorism but everyone knows how the Pakistan spends that money to encourage terrorism in his country.

 Indeed, IT sector brought back together once again because America realize that India has plethora of Qualify manpower.  And India understands how America can play major role in India’s modernization and innovation through IT sector in the coming days.  At the end, India and U.S have to play long innings to accomplish new levels and to set example of actual development in front of the world.