Obama is supportive of India: PM

Allaying scepticism over Barak Obama's approach towards India,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the US President is very supportive and there is no basis for apprehension that his administration would be less sensitive to New Delhi's concerns than the previous Government.

Allaying scepticism over Barak Obama’s approach towards India,Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the US President is very supportive and there is no basis for apprehension that his administration would be less sensitive to New Delhi’s concerns than the previous Government.

“I find President Obama to be very supportive of India’s development ambitions. He has great admiration for India,” Singh told accompanying journalists while returning from Italy

where he attended the Summit of eight industrialised nations and five major emerging economies.

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The Prime Minister said Obama had himself mentioned to him more than once over the last two days that he was very supportive of India. “That is the impression he gave me in London and that is the consistent impression that I have got that we have a very responsive President Obama as far as India’s aspirations are concerned.”

Singh was responding when asked about his assessment on Obama’s approach towards India as there was a feeling that his administration was not as warm as the previous one.

“There is no basis for apprehension that the Obama administration will be less sensitive to India’s concerns than the previous US administration,” he said

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