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Obama India Visit: Key Agreements & Impact

Barack Obama's visit to India was a successful tour that strengthened the global partnership between the two countries. Obama and Prime Minister Singh met for over an hour without aides to discuss important global and regional issues. A key message was that India and the US are finding ways to engage with each other on global issues without disturbing China. Important achievements included agreements on clean energy cooperation, nuclear energy security, shale gas resources, monsoon forecasting, and disease prevention. Six accords were signed covering these areas of cooperation.

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Obama India Visit: Key Agreements & Impact

Barack Obama's visit to India was a successful tour that strengthened the global partnership between the two countries. Obama and Prime Minister Singh met for over an hour without aides to discuss important global and regional issues. A key message was that India and the US are finding ways to engage with each other on global issues without disturbing China. Important achievements included agreements on clean energy cooperation, nuclear energy security, shale gas resources, monsoon forecasting, and disease prevention. Six accords were signed covering these areas of cooperation.

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IS OBAMA TOUR

SUCCESSFUL FOR INDIA


Brief about OBAMA
 Barack Hussein Obama born August 4, 1961)
is the 44th and current President of the United
States. He is the first African American to hold
the office. Obama previously served as a
United States Senator from Illinois, from
January 2005 until he resigned after his
election to the presidency in November 2008.
OBAMA visit to INDIA
 "A strong message has emerged about the
global partnership between the United States
and India through President Barack Obama's
visit to India,“
 On November 8, Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh and President Obama met one-on-one
without any aide for over an hour. They talked
about Pakistan, China, Iran and other major
global and regional issues.
Cont…..
 "The president has added real content to the global
partnership
 At the end, the message emerged that India and the
US are finding ways of engaging with each other on
the global platform and in the Asian arena without
disturbing China.
 India bid for a permanent seat at the United Nations
Security Council, the relaxing of export controls and
the continuation of support to the US-India nuclear
deal are important achievements,"
Accords
Here are six accords signed by USA and INDIA
> India-US agreement to set up a joint Clean
Energy Research and Development Centre. It
will be backed by 50 million dollars by both
sides over five years and work to complete
joint research in solar, biofuels and energy
efficiency.
2.
 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a
Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership.
US will cooperate in India's plans for a nuclear
centre, to promote nuclear security and address
threats of nuclear terrorism.
3.
 MOU to establish an India-US Energy
Cooperation Programme. It will mobilise
private sector expertise and resources to
address clean energy-related issues in India
and the US.
4.
 Agreement on technical cooperation to study
India's annual monsoon rains. Cooperation on
weather forecasting for India's crucial annual
monsoon.
5.
 MOU between India and the US on shale gas
resources which will see US technology used
to assess shale gas resources in India.
6.
 MOU on establishing and operating a Global
Disease Detection Centre in India, which will
set up a laboratory in New Delhi designed to
prevent the spread of infectious diseases

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