U.S. President Barack Obama shakes with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, November 18, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Reed
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - When India's Prime Minister Singh last visited the White House in 2009 he was feted at U.S. President Barack Obama's first state dinner, a star-studded affair that reflected the excitement about blooming ties between the two big democracies.
Back then, optimists in Washington saw India as a counterbalance to a rising China and a new engine for the U.S. economy. In a dinner toast, Obama talked of his "duty" to bring the two countries closer.
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