Washington, July 21 (Inditop.com) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s just concluded visit to India has resulted in significant expansion of the bilateral and multilateral relationship between the two nations, according to a senior US official.
“What you are seeing in terms of the agenda is a very significant expansion of the relationship and the issues that will be subject to our bilateral and multilateral relationships going forward,” Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Philip J. Crowley told reporters Monday.
The agreements announced by Clinton and External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna reflect “an expanding and significant agenda”, he said, noting that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had accepted an invitation from President Barack Obama for a state visit in November.
Denying a suggestion that Clinton was trying to send some signal by keeping her meetings with Indian government leaders for the third day of her visit Crowley said: “I don’t think so at all.”
“I do not think there is a cookie cutter approach here,” he said. “What the schedule reflects is the secretary’s commitment to have a broad-based engagement not just with the government officials but also with civil society and entrepreneurs, as she did over the weekend.”
“There’s no message being sent here at all,” he said.
