India a true friend and ally of the US: Senator Dodd
25 November 2009. Press Trust of India. Washington, DC
Welcoming Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the first State Visit of the Obama Administration, influential Senator Christopher Dodd today said India is the true friend and ally of the United States.
“India has long been a true friend and ally of the United States,” Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd said in a statement welcoming the Prime Minister.
Dodd is the Co-Chair of the Senate India Caucus, a position held by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, when she was a Senator from New York till last year.
“Given the wide variety of economic and geopolitical issues that America has partnered with India on, it is no surprise that President Obama selected India for the first official state visit of his presidency,” he said.
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