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We will build on ties with India: Hillary

Washington: U.S. Secretary of State designate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday vowed to build on the economic and political partnership with India, as she said that U.S. and the world leaders must work together to “solve the most pressing problems.”

“We will build on the economic and political partnership with India, the world’s populous democracy,” she said at a Senate confirmation hearing.

She also acknowledged that emerging markets like India, China, Brazil and South Africa were feeling the “effects” of the current financial crisis and wanted developed and developing countries to work on strategies to provide economic stability in the world.

Pledging to renew U.S. leadership through a “smart power” mix of diplomacy and defence, Hillary Clinton said certain events post-November U.S. Presidential elections like the Mumbai terror attacks and the Gaza conflict threw up new challenges for the American diplomacy. – PTI

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