Nisha Desai Biswal said that M Modi's visit to the US provided an opportunity to assess how the Indo-US partnership can help address global challenges. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US provided an "important opportunity" to assess how the Indo-US partnership can help address global challenges and unleash opportunity in the economic and trade space, a top Obama administration official said. Following Modi's visit to Washington from June 6-8, Biswal had described the vision laid out by the Indian leader during his address to the US Congress as the 'Modi Doctrine'. She said the US stood "very firmly" on the need for respect for human rights and the need for a process of accountability and reconciliation in Sri Lanka. "While we are thankful that the days of the conflict our behind us, the effort to move forward on reconciliation is really truly only just beginning," she said.

Source: dna June 14, 2016 09:56 UTC