India
Ambassador: Timothy J. Roemer
Background Notes
Assistant Secretary Blake (Nov. 16): "...[O]ur view of the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, which is very notable because it is the first state visit of any foreign leader under the Obama Administration. I think there is a reason for that, and that is that we want to take our strategic partnership with India to the next level. We feel that India is going to be one of our most important partners in the 21st century, and we are putting in place now a wide range of bilateral cooperation to really reflect that new level of engagement." -Full Text
Assistant Secretary Blake (Nov. 10): "Well really this is an issue for India and Pakistan to resolve bilaterally as we've always said. If you look at the history of what happened between 2004 and 2007 both countries made a lot of progress in their bilateral dialogue, not only in the composite dialogue between the foreign ministries, but also in the more sensitive backchannel negotiations. So I think that provides a very powerful example of what the two countries are capable." -Full Text
Deputy Department Spokesman Wood (Aug. 10): "This isn’t a zero-sum game. We have a very strong and growing partnership with India. We have a partnership with Pakistan that we’re trying to improve on. And we need to get away from these views of ... if we’re a supporter or we have a good relationship with India, that impacts the relationship with Pakistan. I understand that that’s how people in the region see it, but I think we really need to move away from this type of view in the 21st century." Daily Press Briefing
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