ISAS Briefs

Four major issues dominated United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to India from 17 to 21 July 2009. These were India's future role as a global player; Pakistan's commitment to fighting terrorism; defence and nuclear energy cooperation; climate change and caps on carbon emissions. Overall, the visit was significant as a signal of United States President Barack Obama's determination, moving forward, to build a broad-based political, economic and strategic relationship with India.