The Obama administration has christened Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Indo-US ties that has overcome the “hesitations of history” and working for the betterment of the global good as “Modi Doctrine”.
Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal said in Washington that the most important outcome in my mind of the visit this week and of the years of effort that preceded it, is the clear and compelling vision that was laid out by Prime Minister Modi before joint session of the US Congress.
Biswal, the Obama Administration’s point person for South and Central Asia, said this at a discussion on ‘Security and Strategic Outcomes from the Modi Visit’ organised yesterday in Washington jointly by the Heritage Foundation — an American think- tank — and India Foundation, a New Delhi based think-tank.
She said, Mr. Modi in his speech furthered his bold vision of India-US partnership that can anchor peace, prosperity and stability from Asia to Africa, from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific and help ensure the security of the sea lanes of commerce and freedom of navigation on the seas.
She said, this Modi Doctrine notes that the absence of an agreed security architecture creates uncertainty in Asia and reiterates India’s adherence to and calls for others support for international laws and norms.
India, she said, is now key element of Obama Administration’s rebalance to Asia, a strategy which recognizes that America’s security and prosperity increasingly depend on the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific.
In his remarks, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma said the US welcomes and shares the Prime Minister’s vision.