White House on US-India:Strong Global Partners

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The United States and India, Strong Global Partners

 

FACT SHEET

 

President Bush And Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Today Demonstrated Their

Resolve To

Strengthen The Relationship Between India And The United States And Establish A

Global

Partnership. Together, the two countries will provide global leadership in areas

of mutual

interest and concern. President Bush also accepted an invitation by Prime

Minister Singh to

visit India.

 

Background: Building on their common values and mutual vision for the U.S.-India

relationship and our joint objectives as strong longstanding democracies, the

two leaders

laid out eight major initiatives:

 

Completion Of The Next Steps In Strategic Partnership (NSSP) Initiative. The

NSSP

encompasses cooperation in commerce in space, civil nuclear energy, and dual-use

technology.

A Revitalized U.S.-India Economic Dialogue Covering Trade, Finance, The

Environment,

And Commerce. This dialogue will include a new CEO Forum, an advisory group

comprised

of top U.S. and Indian CEOs, to harness private sector energy and to provide

guidance on

how to deepen the bilateral economic relationship. This initiative will help

expand trade

and investment links between the two countries.

A U.S.-India Energy Dialogue To Strengthen Energy Security And Promote Stable

Energy

Markets. The dialogue will aim to ensure adequate energy and affordable supplies

while

addressing relevant environmental concerns. It will include five working groups

to discuss

common action on oil and gas, coal, energy efficiency, new and renewable

technologies,

and civil nuclear energy.

An Initiative To Enhance Joint Activities In Space Cooperation. The effort will

include in-

space navigation and cooperation in the commercial space arena, through such

mechanisms as the U.S.-India Working Group on Civil Space Cooperation. Immediate

benefits will include launching two U.S. instruments on the Indian Chandrayaan-1

mission

to the moon, and working to include an Indian astronaut in the U.S. astronaut

training

program. The two nations also expressed the readiness to expand cooperation on

the

Global Positioning System (GPS).

A U.S.-India Global Democracy Initiative To Aid Developing Democracies. The

Democracy

Initiative will assist other societies in transition seeking to become more open

and

democratic. The two nations will support the UN Democracy Fund with major

contributions

to provide assistance to build democratic institutions and develop appropriate

human

resources.

A U.S.-India Disaster Response Initiative. This effort will build on the

successful

coordination undertaken by the Tsunami Core Group, which the U.S. and India were

founding members of, during last December's relief efforts. The initiative will

establish an

ongoing effort to prepare for and conduct disaster relief operations in the

Indian Ocean

region and beyond, drawing upon other contributors as appropriate, and will

establish a

military-to-military partnership.

A U.S.-India HIV/AIDs Partnership. Coordinated alliances between U.S. and Indian

companies and their governments will mobilize large resources from the private

sector to

support prevention, care, and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDs.

A U.S.-India Agricultural Alliance. This joint effort will focus on promoting

teaching,

research, service, and commercial linkages that lead to developing and using

innovations

to achieve economic, social, and environmental benefits. The initiative will

conduct

academic, research, outreach, and partnership programs.

 

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