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NEW DELHI, Nov 8 (KUNA) -- US supports Indias claim for a permanent
membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), said American
President Barack Hussein Obama on Monday while addressing a joint session of
Indian Parliament in New Delhi.
Obama is the second US President to address the joint session of the Indian
Parliament after Bill Clinton, who did the same in 2000.
Acknowledging India as an already emerging world power, he said: "I look
forward to a reformed United Nations that includes India as a permanent member.
"
He said India is indispensable for American vision of a peaceful world
order while continuing with its fight against global terrorism, and without
any human rights violations.
"Many Indians died in 9/11 air attack in the US and similarly many
Americans died in the 26/11 terror attack in Indias Mumbai two years ago.
This is what binds us together in realizing our common agenda of fight against
terror," said Obama while condemning all forms of terrorism.
India is the worlds largest democracy which has grown in the 60 years
after Independence and developed the worlds biggest middle-class, he said and
added: "India is an ancient civilization which has shaped the world for
centuries. Your greatest resource is your people. You have set an example of
growth all these years. Instead of slipping into starvation, you started Green
Revolution to feed your huge population. Instead of depending on imports, you
invested in science and technology and became the engine of growth."
The American President also laid stressed on Indo-US cooperation in the
fields of civil-nuclear energy, agriculture, education, health, space
technology, food-security, and information technology.
Committing full support to Indias growth and its citizens, the visiting
President said: "We will be right there with you, shoulder to shoulder. We
believe in your promises. We share common aspirations." (end)
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