Visits by U.S. Presidents to friendly countries are more symbolic than substantive. They are meant to reaffirm policies already in place. President Eisenhower's South Asian visit in 1959, the first visit by any American President to the region, demonstrated Eisenhower's policy of trying to balance relations with non-aligned India and a military ally Pakistan. President Clinton's March 2000 visit emphasized the growing economic and political ties between the world's largest and world's oldest democracies. President Bush's 2006 visit consolidated growing US-India ties and sealed them with the India-US nuclear deal.
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During the 1940s, the United States under President Roosevelt was very supportive of the Indian independence movement. The US repeatedly applied subtle pressure on the British government to allow India dominion status first and then complete independence. American policy makers had high expectations of India under Nehru. Nehru's reluctance to involve India too deeply in the Cold War, however, led to disenchantment between American and Indian leaders.Manufacturer of Diesel Tanks India.
Today, the reality is markedly different. India's 1.1 billion population constitutes a huge market. It has the world's third largest armed forces, the fifth largest economy and also possesses nuclear weapons. India is located in a part of the world which has become strategically important for American foreign policy. India is the largest democracy in the world and one of the few long-lasting and consistent democracies in Asia.Oil Tanks India manufacturing facility.
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