We need to be friends, PM tells Washington
In his address to the US Congress, PM Atal Behari Vajpayee called for removing the ``shadow of hesitation'' that lay between New Delhi and Washington and pressed for a deep and lasting partnership between the two countries based on common values and interests.



US Congress asks for lifting of anti-India sanctions
US Congress on Thursday passed a resolution urging lifting of all the remaining sanctions against India, coinciding with the visit of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee.



Vajpayee for redoubling Indo-US efforts to fight terrorism
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on Thursday called for redoubling Indo-US efforts to combat the menace of terrorism which Pakistan has fashioned into an instrument of state policy in the name of jehad.



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