<p>Visiting US Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday outlined President Barack Obama's and his "personal commitment and interest" in expansion of India-US relations and said India's Look East policy was complementary to America's "re-balancing towards Asia".<br /><br /></p>.<p>Biden, who arrived here Monday evening on a four-day visit, met Vice President Hamid Ansari and later held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.<br /><br />During talks with Ansari, Biden referred to "India's own Look East policy and its complementarity with the US re-balancing towards Asia". He emphasised that enhanced economic engagement was in the interest of both countries. <br /><br />Ahead of his trip, Biden had said the visit to India and later to Singapore were intended to reinforce the White House strategy of "rebalancing" towards Asia and the Pacific.<br />Ansari emphasized on the vibrancy of the bilateral relationship which, he said, indicated that relations have "grown from strength to strength". <br /><br />He said the areas of agreement between the two sides are considerable and expanding and highlighted that "huge segments of the Indian population were extremely supportive of improved relations", said a source. <br /><br />Ansari also spoke of the need for continuous attention to building the partnership that is based on shared values of liberty, constitutionalism, democracy and tolerance.<br /><br />Both had wide ranging discussion on various aspects of bilateral relations as well as regional issues, including Afghanistan.<br /><br />Biden's is the second high-level visit from the US to India in a month, coming exactly a month after that of US Secretary of State John Kerry. He travels to Mumbai later Tuesday on the second leg of his India visit.<br /></p>
<p>Visiting US Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday outlined President Barack Obama's and his "personal commitment and interest" in expansion of India-US relations and said India's Look East policy was complementary to America's "re-balancing towards Asia".<br /><br /></p>.<p>Biden, who arrived here Monday evening on a four-day visit, met Vice President Hamid Ansari and later held talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.<br /><br />During talks with Ansari, Biden referred to "India's own Look East policy and its complementarity with the US re-balancing towards Asia". He emphasised that enhanced economic engagement was in the interest of both countries. <br /><br />Ahead of his trip, Biden had said the visit to India and later to Singapore were intended to reinforce the White House strategy of "rebalancing" towards Asia and the Pacific.<br />Ansari emphasized on the vibrancy of the bilateral relationship which, he said, indicated that relations have "grown from strength to strength". <br /><br />He said the areas of agreement between the two sides are considerable and expanding and highlighted that "huge segments of the Indian population were extremely supportive of improved relations", said a source. <br /><br />Ansari also spoke of the need for continuous attention to building the partnership that is based on shared values of liberty, constitutionalism, democracy and tolerance.<br /><br />Both had wide ranging discussion on various aspects of bilateral relations as well as regional issues, including Afghanistan.<br /><br />Biden's is the second high-level visit from the US to India in a month, coming exactly a month after that of US Secretary of State John Kerry. He travels to Mumbai later Tuesday on the second leg of his India visit.<br /></p>