New Delhi: Former ambassador and nuclear negotiator Rakesh Sood on Saturday praised former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for transforming the Indo-US relationship.
Speaking at the Observer Research Foundation and Network18 initiative 'The India-US Dialogue', Sood said, "PM Vajpayee changed US-India relationship from 'estranged democracies' to 'natural allies'."
On the nuclear deal between both the countries, Sood said, "Nuclear cooperation plateaued, partly because of India's 2010 nuclear liability bill. There's a certain commitment to taking the relationship forward and operationalising civil-nuclear cooperation."
The former ambassador also lauded former US President George Bush saying that Bush committed to a strong India providing stability in the region and beyond.
In the lead up to US President Barack Obama's historic second visit to India; The Observer Research Foundation and Network18 have initiated the India-US policy dialogues.
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