Toronto:
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama on Monday held their second substantive dialogue in two months, during which they are understood to have discussed terrorism, global economy and other issues of mutual concern.
Singh and Obama met on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Toronto and are believed to have discussed the situation in the region.
Ahead of the meeting, Obama told reporters, "Whenever the Indian Prime Minister speaks, the whole world listens to him."
This was the first meeting between the two leaders after they met and reviewed bilateral ties on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington in April.
"My good friend Prime Minister Singh, I have said before that I continue to believe in the extraordinary leadership that Mr Singh has helped us navigate through some very difficult time and I tell you, at G-20, when the Prime Minister speaks people listen particularly because of his deep knowledge of economic issues. Also, the fact that he understands that as India rises as a world power not just a regional power, it also has responsibilities of working with rest of the world for peace and prosperity," said Barack Obama.
At the Summit, India and the US had cautioned against winding up of the government funding.
Singh and Obama met on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Toronto and are believed to have discussed the situation in the region.
Ahead of the meeting, Obama told reporters, "Whenever the Indian Prime Minister speaks, the whole world listens to him."
This was the first meeting between the two leaders after they met and reviewed bilateral ties on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington in April.
"My good friend Prime Minister Singh, I have said before that I continue to believe in the extraordinary leadership that Mr Singh has helped us navigate through some very difficult time and I tell you, at G-20, when the Prime Minister speaks people listen particularly because of his deep knowledge of economic issues. Also, the fact that he understands that as India rises as a world power not just a regional power, it also has responsibilities of working with rest of the world for peace and prosperity," said Barack Obama.
At the Summit, India and the US had cautioned against winding up of the government funding.
