Re: US backs india as a permanent member of reformed UN Security Counc
No serious US- India rapprochement occurred during Modi's recent visit. Here is a New York Times editorial (it is long after Modi's Visit).
Intrestingly NYT also apologized for very unpleasant cartoon during Modi's visit. They blame it on cartoonist who is a China man and lives in Singapore. What else to expect from him.
All this happening because, I believe the Indian community in US showed a huge support to Modi as evident from Madison Square Garden successful applause. This knocked some sense into US State Department honchos. They are begining to realize their error for a Luke warm Washigton reception and practically no major promises or achievements.
Here is what New York Times editorial said:
The Opinion Pages | EDITORIAL
India and America, Beginning Again
By THE EDITORIAL BOARDOCT. 5, 2014
President Obama and India's new prime minister, Narendra Modi, have done the minimum needed to infuse new energy into a bilateral relationship that had run aground. During their talks last week, both men spoke of their democracies as natural partners, an idea that every president since Bill Clinton has tried to capitalize on, with limited success. To address the challenges before them, including a rising China, Mr. Obama and Mr. Modi are going to have to work harder, so relations don't atrophy or become more strained.
Economics is a priority. Mr. Modi won election in May by promising to free business from constraints, restore growth in India's economy and create jobs for millions of young people. India-America trade grew to $97 billion in 2013 from $19 billion in 2000, and the goal is to expand that fivefold. American businesses are eager to cash in on Mr. Modi's invitation to help India, the world's second-most-populous nation, meet its defense, infrastructure and power needs. The two leaders plan to speed things along with a joint investment initiative and a partnership to increase access to clean water and sanitation.
But they failed to break an impasse on two major irritants: trade and taxes. Chief among the issues is India's refusal to endorse a new World Trade Organization pact if it does not address New Delhi's protectionist concerns about food security. There was also no reported progress on a bilateral investment treaty or reform of tax laws in India that have made Americans reluctant to invest there. Civilian nuclear energy cooperation is also stymied. The United States agreed in 2008 to permit sales to India of nuclear power equipment and fuel for civilian energy uses. But American companies have not benefited because India adopted an onerous liability law.
The meeting produced some agreements, including renewal of a 10-year defense cooperation agreement, a promise to cooperate on maritime security as China presses claims in Asian waters, and several clean energy initiatives. The leaders pledged support for Afghanistan and efforts against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, and the Pakistani Taliban.
But there was no sign of progress on such strategic concerns as how to curb the nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan and limit chances of another war with Pakistan over Kashmir or between India and China over their border. There remain, too, serious questions about whether Mr. Modi, a Hindu nationalist who was denied an American visa after the 2002 sectarian killings in Gujarat when he was chief minister there, will defend the rights of all Indians. While Mr. Modi expressed concern over the Islamic State, he did not sign up for the coalition led by the United States. And there was no mention of solutions on the differences with Washington on Ukraine and Iran.
Estranged during the Cold War, India and the United States have much to gain from collaboration. The coming months will show whether Mr. Obama and Mr. Modi can turn aspirations of "strategic partnership" into reality.
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A version of this editorial appears in print on October 6, 2014, on page A22 of the New York edition with the headline: India and America, Beginning Again. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe
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