Tuesday, July 19 2005 10:55 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Washington: India and the United States (US) together can make a 'significant contribution' to global peace and prosperity and fight the scourge of terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said at a rare dinner for a Head of Government hosted by American President George W Bush.

Singh, who had highly successful talks with Bush earlier in the day (July 18, 2005), said he looked forward to Bush visiting India, adding, he himself had come to the United States with the firm belief that working together, India and the United States of America (USA) can make a significant contribution to the global peace and prosperity.

He stressed on the importance of India and the United States together fighting the 'evil of terrorism.'

"To meet such vital challenges, we must be together on the same page. We must speak the same language and display the same resolve," he said last night (July 18, 2005).

"The contribution that the two-million strong India-American community is making to every sphere of activity in the United States is one indicator of the vast untapped potential in our bilateral relations."

"India and the United States", Singh said, "are great nations and great democracies. We cherish the openness of our societies and economies. We value our pluralism, our diversity and our freedom," he added, stressing the two countries must work together to strengthen democratic capacities.