US welcomes a greater role for India in the Asia Pacific: Obama

January 27, 2015 11:17

US President Barack Obama: "US welcomes a greater role for India in the Asia Pacific. As India wants to build better infrastructure we want to be 1st in line. America wants to be partner for India's new growth. The roads, airports, ports-want to be first in line to build them. We can finally move towards implementing the civilian nuclear deal which will give Indians much needed electricity."

Pic: Swami Vivekananda (Front row, 4th left from center in a robe/turban) at the World's 1st Religious Parliament, Chicago, in 1893

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