Is Manmohan Singh a very wise leader ?
Congratulating Manmohan Singh for
his second term as the Prime Minister of India, US President Barack Obama said Singh is a very wise leader
whom he respects and is looking forward to visit New Delhi at an early date.
Obama said this to the new Indian Ambassador to the US, Meera Shankar, at his
Oval Office in the White House. Shankar presented her credentials to the US
President as the top Indian diplomat in the US.
During the brief credential ceremony, Obama conveyed his felicitations on the
recent elections in India. He said that Singh is a very wise leader whom he
respects. Obama said he is looking forward to visiting India at an early date.
Shankar conveyed the greetings from Indian President Pratibha Patil and the
Prime Minister to the US President and First Lady Michelle Obama.
The envoy said that she was looking forward to strengthen the strategic partnership
between India and the United States.
Succeeding Ronen Sen, whose term ended on March 31 this year, Shankar arrived
in the US April 26. She was earlier serving as the Indian Ambassador
to Germany.
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