US very hopeful of future of ties with India: Psaki

The US is very hopeful about the future of its relationship with India, a Obama Administration official has said as America sought to ease tension in ties over diplomat Devyani Khobragade's re-indictment.
"I think we're conveying pretty clearly that we have an important relationship and we work together on economic, strategic, and security issues," State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters during a conference call yesterday.
The recent India visit of Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal was evidence of that as well, she noted.
"She had a productive trip while she was there. She had a range of meetings while she was there," she added.

"Our relationship and all of the issues we work together on are far too important. So we're looking forward, and we're very hopeful about what the future holds," Psaki said.
Psaki's comments came after India expressed its disappointment over the US re-indicting Khobragade on visa fraud charges, calling it an unnecessary step.
New Delhi said that any step taken consequent to the decision would hurt efforts on both sides to build a strategic partnership between the two countries.