Obama will face a confident India during presidency: Bush
Bush said the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal, initiated by him along with PM Manmohan Singh transformed bilateral ties. US President, Past and Present
By PTI |
WASHINGTON: As Barack Obama prepares to assume office next month, President George W Bush has said that his successor, during his presidency, will have to face an India that is "now more confident" in its relations with Washington and "encourage" Pakistan to go after terrorists.
"Obama will face a rising China, an India that is now more confident in its relationship with the United States," Bush told in an interview to the 'Washington Times'.
"But at the same time, will have to deal with Pakistan, and encourage the Pakistan government to continue to go after the terrorists in the remote regions of their country," he said.
The US has been pressing Pakistan to crackdown on terrorists camps operating from its soil and especially on groups that India asserts were behind the deadly Mumbai terror strikes.
Bush apparently referred to the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal, initiated by him along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in July 2005, which transformed the bilateral ties.
Speaking about the challenges Obama will face during his presidency, Bush said in the newly emerging democracy of Iraq he will find it interesting to deal with elected officials as they work through their - these issues through their Parliament.
"You know, politics is breaking out in Iraq, and sometimes their politics can be very emotional. But it is a democracy," he said.
"Obama will face a rising China, an India that is now more confident in its relationship with the United States," Bush told in an interview to the 'Washington Times'.
"But at the same time, will have to deal with Pakistan, and encourage the Pakistan government to continue to go after the terrorists in the remote regions of their country," he said.
The US has been pressing Pakistan to crackdown on terrorists camps operating from its soil and especially on groups that India asserts were behind the deadly Mumbai terror strikes.
Bush apparently referred to the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal, initiated by him along with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in July 2005, which transformed the bilateral ties.
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Speaking about the challenges Obama will face during his presidency, Bush said in the newly emerging democracy of Iraq he will find it interesting to deal with elected officials as they work through their - these issues through their Parliament.
"You know, politics is breaking out in Iraq, and sometimes their politics can be very emotional. But it is a democracy," he said.
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