Statement by US President Barack Obama and India Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
VISION STATEMENT FOR US-INDIA STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIP: ‘CHALEIN SAATH SAATH: FORWARD TOGETHER WE GO’
Released
by White House
Chalein Saath Saath,
forward together we go. As leaders of two great democratic nations with diverse
traditions and faiths, we share a vision for a partnership in which the United
States and India work together, not just for the benefit of both our nations,
but for the benefit of the world.
We have vastly different
histories, but both our founders sought to guarantee freedoms that allow our
citizens to determine their own destiny and pursue their personal aspirations.
Our strategic partnership rests on our shared mission to provide equal
opportunity for our people through democracy and freedom.
The currents of kinship
and commerce, scholarship and science tie our countries together. They allow us
to rise above differences by maintaining the long-term perspective. Every day,
in myriad ways, our cooperation fortifies a relationship that matches the
innumerable ties between our peoples, who have produced works of art and music,
invented cutting-edge technology, and responded to crises across the globe.
Our strategic
partnership is a joint endeavor for prosperity and peace. Through intense
consultations, joint exercises, and shared technology, our security cooperation
will make the region and the world safe and secure. Together, we will combat
terrorist threats and keep our homelands and citizens safe from attacks, while
we respond expeditiously to humanitarian disasters and crises. We will prevent
the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and remain committed to reducing the
salience of nuclear weapons, while promoting universal, verifiable, and
non-discriminatory nuclear disarmament.
We will support an open
and inclusive rules-based global order, in which India assumes greater
multilateral responsibility, including in a reformed United Nations Security
Council. At the United Nations and beyond, our close coordination will lead to
a more secure and just world.
Climate change threatens
both our countries, and we will join together to mitigate its impact and adapt
to our changing environment. We will address the consequences of unchecked
pollution through cooperation by our governments, science and academic
communities. We will partner to ensure that both countries have affordable,
clean, reliable, and diverse sources of energy, including through our efforts
to bring American-origin nuclear power technologies to India.
We will ensure that
economic growth in both countries brings better livelihoods and welfare for all
of our people. Our citizens value education as a means to a better life, and
our exchange of skills and knowledge will propel our countries forward. Even the
poorest will share in the opportunities in both our countries.
Joint research and
collaboration in every aspect—ranging from particles of creation to outer space
— will produce boundless innovation and high technology collaboration that
changes our lives. Open markets, fair and transparent practices will allow
trade in goods and services to flourish.
Our people will be
healthier as we jointly counter infectious diseases, eliminate maternal and
child deaths, and work to eradicate poverty for all. And they will be safer as
we ensure the fullest empowerment of women in a secure environment.
The United States and
India commit to expand and deepen our strategic partnership in order to harness
the inherent potential of our two democracies and the burgeoning ties between
our people, economies, and businesses. Together we seek a reliable and enduring
friendship that bolsters security and stability, contributes to the global
economy, and advances peace and prosperity for our citizens and throughout the
world.
We have a vision that
the United States and India will have a transformative relationship as trusted
partners in the 21st century. Our partnership will be a model for the rest of
the world.
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