Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here today on a two-day "working visit" to meet President Barack Obama at the White House tomorrow, saying India needs US on its side as it gives a new added thrust to development programmes.
Describing US as an "important strategic partner", Singh said during Obama's regime, "We have taken several steps to widen and deepen this partnership in diverse ways."
During this visit the two sides will review the progress that has been made and also what further can be done to give "added meaning and content to this partnership," he told reporters soon after his arrival at the Andrews Air Force Base where he was received by acting deputy chief of protocol Rosemarie Pauli.
