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By Steve Herman
New Delhi
18 November 2009
American and Indian top officials, in coming days, are hoping to finalize1 a framework for the expanding strategic dialogue of the two democracies. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to the United States on Saturday for an "official state" visit. The five-day visit will come at a time when law enforcement and intelligence officials of both countries are holding intensive discussions on counter-terrorism.
Amid a growing security partnership2, U.S. officials say President Barack Obama is to inform Prime Minister Singh about his decision on a U.S. troop surge for Afghanistan.
India is anxious about the worsening Taliban insurgency3 in Afghanistan, fearing that could make neighbor and long-time rival Pakistan even more unstable4.
Ambassador Timothy Roemer during news conference at US Embassy-New Delhi, 18 Nov 2009
U.S. Ambassador Timothy Roemer, speaking at a news conference at the American Embassy Wednesday predicted Mr. Obama and Mr. Singh will have a "hearty5 and robust6" discussion on regional strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
In the wake of the landmark7 civil nuclear deal signed during the second Bush administration, Indian and American officials have been working on building a closer defense8 relationship. The United States has been pressing India for several years to sign a defense logistics support agreement that would make it easier to hold more joint9 military exercises, work together on regional maritime10 security and to sell vital equipment to Indian forces.
Also on the agenda during talks between the two leaders will be enhanced counterterrorism cooperation in hopes of preventing a similar attack like the one a year ago in Mumbai.
For days, the headline news here has been the role two men arrested last month in Chicago may have played in planning that attack, in which more than 160 people died.
The U.S. Ambassador declined to discuss how Washington would react to any extradition11 request by New Delhi for the suspects but he does say investigators12 are in constant contact.
"We have been working hand-to-hand, shoulder-to-shoulder, hour-by-hour in cooperating and sharing information with India's government on a daily, weekly and monthly basis," Ambassador Roemer said.
U.S. officials are declining to confirm or deny that while Mr. Singh heads to Washington, CIA director Leon Panetta will be making a return three-day visit here. Indian reports say he will discuss the international investigation13 looking into the links between the Pakistani terror outfit14 Lashkar-e-Taiba and the two arrested Chicago suspects, David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana.
Embassy officials, however, adamantly15 deny that any top FBI officials are to arrive here this week, as has also been reported by Indian media outlets16.
Besides anti-terrorism and defense cooperation, Roemer says President Obama and Prime Minister Singh will also discuss expanding a partnership on climate change mitigation, educational programs and alleviating17 poverty.
The United States is hoping to signal how highly it values the burgeoning18 relationship by making Prime Minister Singh the first visiting leader to receive full honors from the Obama administration.
It is being billed as an "official state visit" although India's President Pratibha Patil is the mostly ceremonial head of state.
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n.起义;暴动;叛变 | |
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adj.不稳定的,易变的 | |
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5 hearty | |
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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n.陆标,划时代的事,地界标 | |
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n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩 | |
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adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合 | |
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adj.迅速成长的,迅速发展的v.发芽,抽枝( burgeon的现在分词 );迅速发展;发(芽),抽(枝) | |
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