India and the US to boost strategic ties

On 29th September 2014, India and the United States issued Vision Statement to boost strategic ties.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued vision Statement titled “Chalein Saath-Saath: Forward Together We Go” after he met US President Barack Obama at the dinner at White House in Washington DC.

This joint statement aims to expand and deepen the strategic partnership between the largest and oldest democracies in the world.

It also sought to benefit of not only the two nations but also for the benefit of the world.

Key highlights of the Vision Statement:

• Security and fight terrorism: Both the countries would cooperate in security and fight terrorism. It is called for an inclusive rule based global order in which India will assume greater multilateral responsibility, including a reformed United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
• Climate change: Both the countries also determined to work together to tackle the threat of climate change. The two countries also committed to cooperate to address the consequences of unchecked pollution through cooperation among governments, science and academic communities of both the nations.
• Energy: Both the countries will partner to ensure that they have affordable, clean, reliable, and diverse sources of energy, including efforts to bring American-origin nuclear power technologies to India.
• Economy & Trade: Two countries would also work to ensure that economic growth brought better livelihoods for all people. The vision statement also stressed the importance of open markets and fair and transparent practices to allow trade to flourish.
• Health: The joint statement also called for jointly countering the infectious diseases, eliminate maternal and child deaths, and work to eradicate poverty for all and ensure the fullest empowerment of women in a secure environment.
• Political: Both the nation highlighting the mission of their founding fathers emphasised to provide equal opportunity for our people through democracy and freedom.
• Nuclear disarmament and Civil Nuclear deal: The statement also committed to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction and reduce the salience of nuclear weapons so as to promote universal, verifiable, and non-discriminatory nuclear disarmament.