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U.S. President Barack Obama is negotiating Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the third day of his visit meeting India.Ahead said relations between the countries was one of the "Partnership is defined as" 21 Century.
Mr Obama arrived in the capital Delhi Sunday afternoon, Mumbai, where he announced 10 billion U.S. dollars ( 6.2) in new trade agreements with India. The American president is the 10-day Asian tour aimed at increasing U.S. exports.After a ceremonial welcome of the Indian Presidential Palace on Monday, Obama said that India was "is already a world power.
" He laid a wreath at the memorial of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi. "The partnership with the United States and India is one of the partnerships to define the 21st century," Obama said before his meeting with Singh.He said the goal of his negotiations with the Prime Minister, the President and other Indian leaders to increase cooperation and to discuss, such as terrorism and human contact. "Obama is expected to develop his vision for U.S. relations with India in a speech to the Indian Parliament.
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Obama would also meet with Congress party President Sonia Gandhi and opposition leader Sushma Swaraj.Speaking with a group of students in Mumbai on Sunday, Obama called for dialogue between India and Pakistan, adding that India was a country with the largest share in Pakistan's support to Pakistan success.
US is one of the most sensitive issues, Mr Obama's face during a visit, says the BBC's Mark Dummett in such Delhi.Many Indians think the U.S. can not be trust until the supply of arms to the Pakistani army, which the "enemy number one", says our correspondent.
In Mumbai, Mr. Obama visited the scene of the attack, 2008, said that India and the U.S. were united against terrorism.He also criticized the pace of Pakistan's battle against militants in its borders. Trade between India and the United States was worth about $ 40 billion in 2008 still well below that of U.S. trade with other partners such as China and Europe.
Later during his trip, Obama announced a "global partnership", including economic ties in Indonesia, attending a G20 meeting of world economic powers to Seoul to participate in a Forum Asia-Pacific to Yokohama, Japan.
