As a result of India-US civil nuclear deal a decade ago, there has been unprecedented level of growth in relationship between the two largest democratic countries of the world, including a record defence and trade, said top diplomats, experts and academicians during a day-long panel discussion on 'The Future of the US-India Partnership: Ten Years After the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative'.
"We have succeeded well in our expectations," Biswal said in presence of some of the prominent figures who played a key role in realising the landmark agreement.
Prominent among them were the former Deputy Secretary of State, William Burns, the former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Nick Burns, the former foreign secretaries Shyam Saran and Shivshankar Menon and the former Indian Ambassador to the US, Ronen Sen.
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The "pendulum (of India-US relationship) has swung since the signing of the India-US civilian nuclear deal," he said in his address.
In her video address to the conference, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said signing of the nuclear deal is a landmark event in the bilateral relationship.
Rice, who first as the National Security Advisor and then as the Secretary of State was an architect of the deal, said that there were several death moments before it was inked.
A few hours before the two leaders were to meet at the White House, Rice rushed to the Willard Hotel, where the Prime Minister was staying, to meet with her Indian counterparts and then finally the Prime Minister for one last meeting and push through.
Noting that there is a strong record of achievements in India-US ties over the past one decade, William Burns, who is now president of Carnegie, said there is still a great deal to be done to realise the full potential of this relationship.
"This one deal unlocked the true potential of India-US relationship," said Chandrajit Banerjee, CII director general.