By Nicholas Burns

January 15, 2015

"THE UNITED STATES has a major opportunity this month to return to a close security and economic partnership with India - a priority of the last three American presidents. The new Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, signaled he wants to get beyond the problem-ridden last few years between Delhi and Washington by inviting President Obama to be the "chief guest" at India's elaborate Republic Day celebrations on Jan. 26. This simple but important symbolic gesture may kickstart the revival both countries have been looking for.

Modi is seeking expanded ties between the world's two most powerful democracies with one, major purpose in mind. His electoral mandate is to rejuvenate India's sluggish economy. With 1.2 billion people and a burgeoning middle class, Modi is going all out to raise India's GDP growth rate from an anemic (for India) 4.5 percent to over 7 percent for the years ahead."

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