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Singh leads India toward stronger ties with the US

DIPLOMATIC SHIFT India's prime minister arrives in Washington today and is hoping to enter into a strategic partnership with the US

AP , NEW DELHI

It urges Washington to support India's bid for a permanent seat in an expanded Security Council, recognize it as a nuclear-weapon state instead of nagging New Delhi to sign the nonproliferation treaty, and enter into a "comprehensive defense partnership."

Washington should help India to build nuclear power plants to bridge its widening energy deficit and stop complaining about its attempts to build a pipeline to bring gas from Iran, it says.

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