MUMBAI, Nov 7 (IANS) - US President Barack Obama Sunday said he wanted to take ties with India to another level and asserted that the South Asian nation has already �risen� as a power.
�The common thread that runs is my determination to take partnership (between the two countries) to an entirely new level,� Obama said in his speech at St. Xavier's College here.
He said that US did not consider India only as an emerging power. �We believe that India has already risen,� said Obama.
Obama, who has chosen to stay at the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel as a tribute to victims of the 26/11 terror attack, said he was struck by the resilience of the Indian people.