Mr Sikri has stated India\'s position very succintly. There will always be a divergence in the long term goals of India as its interests are based on economic prosperity, safety and security of the nation,its rich civilisational heritage and finally to its unity. However, there are commonalities in the way the US and India are placed. Both the societies are multicultural and lately the US has begun to acquire the kind of diversity which prevails in India. India\'s experience as a nation is just 60 year old however we are home to the oldest living civilisation Our democracy is of recent vintage we have a lot to learn from the US experience for building a national conciousness and in strengthening our democratic freedoms. This part of our national interest is important for our country to acquire some kind of influence on the Global Stage. Our friends such as Russia, and the Muslim states,have fundamentally flawed societies.They have an ethos of brutal repression, cruelty in their own lands and those around. We must recognise these differences for what they are. We cannot forget the ravage of our land at the hands of marauders from these lands.
