President Obama will receive Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday for the first official state visit of his administration, a visit befitting India’s emergence as a major global actor. It also signals America’s commitment to a strong partnership.
For more than a decade, the US-India relationship has been deepening. This visit provides the chance to focus on a big idea that could lift relations to a higher orbit – literally.
Mr Obama and Mr Singh should unveil a long-term bilateral initiative to work together to secure the threatened common spaces of our planet – our global commons – including the seas, atmosphere, outer space and the digital domain. The two leaders should underscore this by launching a major venture in outer space.
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