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• We warmly welcome the news that Dr Singh will lead India’s new government. We look forward to working with him and his team to further strenghten the US -India partnership, which is based on our common democratic values and our shared interests.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan

• No one can fail to be impressed by the power of a democracy where over 380 million people can bring about a peaceful transfer of power through the ballot box. India’s pluralist democracy is a role model for her neighbours and partners in South Asia…And all of us in the British government wish the incoming Indian United Progressive Alliance government which will be led by architect of India’s economic reforms, Manmohan Singh, every success in the challenges ahead,
British Foreign Secy
Jack Straw

• The US looks forward to working with Singh and his government to further strengthen this relationship. I am confident progress in US-India relations will continue to be positive
US Ambassador
David Mulford

• Japanese PM Junichiro Koizumi looked forward to working with Singh ‘‘with a view to developing the cordial relationship to a newly enhanced level.