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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Clinton urges India to be a global power

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Hillary Clinton ensured there was a lot of Barack and a bit of Bill in her five-day state visit to India.

The US secretary of state laid out an agenda of global problems for New Delhi and Washington to explore. That was President Barack Obama’s priority. But she also met a wide swathe of Indian civil society, from the captains of industry to women activists, in an echo of her husband’s historic visit.

New Delhi gave a guarded welcome to working with Washington, with Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna saying the two countries were “partners” prepared to work on “global issues together.”

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Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Hillary to stay at Taj

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will kickstart her much anticipated visit to India from Mumbai. Clinton, the highest-ranking American official to visit the country since Barack Obama took charge, will be in India on July 17 for a five-day visit.

In what could be a reaffirmation of the United State’s support to India in its fight against terrorism, Clinton will stay at the Taj Mahal Hotel, one of the places targeted by terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

Clinton will fly into Mumbai in a special military aircraft. According to the final itinerary — subject to last-minute changes — prepared by US officials in consultation with their Indian counterparts, Clinton and her delegation of top US officials will land in Mumbai at around 9 p.m.

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