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24.7.10

India, US should listen to each other

NAGPUR: "We should talk less and listen more to the people from western countries," remarked Sanjay Bhargava, general secretary of Shiksha Mandal, Wardha. Paul Folmsbee, the US consul general, reacted humorously by saying, "I always thought we westerners should talk less and listen more to the people of eastern countries. I guess we should both listen to each other."

That precisely set the mood for the Folmsbee's address to students on Indo-US relationship.

In a light hearted interactive discussion in the seminar hall of GS College of Commerce, Folmsbee outlined the existing relationship between India and USA. He emphasized the importance of working out good diplomatic ties with India because of its huge potential.

"Big companies like Reliance and Tata are those which have international ties with various countries, but it is necessary to consider the medium and small scale companies as well. I have observed that Indian industrialists are people who think out of the box. You can see that by the new models of mobile phones and cars being launched on a regular basis. The US is considering establishing a good communication system so that we get in touch with such people with incredible creativity and potential," he said.

When asked about USA's role in the Indo-Pak relations and Pakistan being the birthplace of modern day terrorism, Folmsbee said, "I don't think it is right to say that. It is a wrong term that the press seems to have coined. There are terrorists in every country around the world."

"And about Pakistan it is necessary to keep in mind that 80% of the population there is illiterate. We need to address this problem if we plan to eradicate terrorism. The US government has funded many programmes in Pakistan for the welfare of its people. We are working to reduce poverty, illiteracy and unemployment not only in Pakistan but also in many other countries around the world,'' he said.

Folmsbee thinks that growing cities in India need to be considered by foreign countries for making investments.

"This is what brings me to Nagpur. I am touring the whole of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. I will be visiting cities like Nashik, Ahmedabad and Bhopal (in Madhya Pradesh). I look forward to interacting with people there. We are trying to work out ways to establish ties with the universities and companies in these cities. But we are facing a lot of problems. Indian citizens outnumber the US citizens 4 to 1 and which means that we don't have sufficient manpower to take such bold steps," he said.

It is Folmsbee's dream that someday, universities from the two countries will conduct collective studies and research.

"The USA looks forward to the exchange of ideas. The Indian students are a lively bunch and by connecting universities in the both countries, we hope to improve the relations between the two countries on the younger generation level," he said.
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