The nominee to be the US diplomat for South Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal reportedly sees the Indian economy as strong and believes that further liberalization would strengthen relations.
Biswal, who is President Barack Obama's nominee to be assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs, has pledged to keep up a two-decade push to build ties between India and the US.
She said that the fundamentals of the Indian economy are strong and sound, despite the concerns, Daily Times reports.
The nominee further said that India needs to take a more aggressive stance on opening and liberalizing its economy that will enable further partnership between the US and India on the economic front.
She said that the US hoped to work with both Pakistan and India on Afghanistan, where Islamabad has strongly criticized New Delhi's economic and diplomatic role.
Biswal would replace Robert Blake, a former US ambassador to Sri Lanka who frequently urged the island to provide greater accountability after the bloody finale of its civil war in 2009, the report added.