Hillary proposes constructive relationship between India, China and US

Hillary Clinton has proposed a strong and constructive relationship between India, China and the United States to solve pressing issues of the 21st century. She was responding to queries by news persons in Washington on Indo-US
ties, India's role in world affairs and the recent US spat with Pakistan over its approach in dealing with terrorism. Appreciating India's engagement with other countries, Clinton said it can serve as a model for the entire region.

She urged New Delhi not just to look East, but to engage East. She said India's leadership will help to shape positively the future of South and Central Asia and the Asia Pacific. Hillary Clinton appreciated India's role in Afghanistan saying that it has provided nearly two billion dollars aid to help build a stable, secure and prosperous Afghanistan.

Pointing out that US and India were making progress on a broad range of issues, including regional security, development and renewable energy, Clinton said more American companies are encouraged to invest in India, and her country welcomes India's investments, which are helping to create jobs.

She also talked about the partnership with India through educational and cultural exchange programmes, and said at the next week's US-India Higher Education Summit in Washington, the two sides will discuss their shared strategic vision to improve areas of cooperation apart from identifying new areas to grow the exchange programmes.