Describing India and the US as “indispensable partners” in the Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean Region, the envoys of the two countries have said the bilateral collaboration can have a big impact on global peace and prosperity in the 21st century.
“In a world filled with complex security and economic challenges, this relationship matters more now than ever before,” Indian Ambassador to the US Arun K Singh and and his American counterpart Richard Rahul Verma wrote in a joint op-ed piece in The Huffington Post.
“That’s why our leaders have aggressively set out to increase our defence cooperation, create greater economic opportunities for our people and work more closely on climate change. Our national interests are converging on the vital issues of the day,” they wrote in the op-ed published yesterday.
“We are stronger when we work together, and our close collaboration in the years ahead can have a big impact upon global peace and prosperity,” the two top diplomats said.
The two countries have become indispensable partners in the Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean Region, whether the navies are conducting anti-piracy patrols off the Horn of Africa, responding to the latest humanitarian crises or participating in an ever-growing array of military exercises, Singh and Verma wrote.
During his visit to the US in September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama had also written a joint op-ed piece in The Washington Post, pledging themselves as global
partners.