As Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee prepares to meet President Bill Clinton, the United states on Thursday said that its ties with India was at its best in 50 years despite disagreement over post Pokhran sanctions. Stating this, senior US officials said, “There is still time to institutionalise and consolidate this and move this relationship forward.
Vajpayee, who is in Washington on a four-day official visit, will meet Clinton in the White House on Friday. The offcials said that the Clinton administration will be bequeathing to the next administration a solid enough foundation that will endure. They cited the statements of advisers of Republican Presidential candidate George Bush and Democratic candidate and Vice President Al Gore to show that there was no going back in Indo-American relations. There is a bipartisan consensus for going forward. Bureau Report