Bush Defends India Job Outsourcing

By Tabassum Zakaria and Steve Holland, Reuters

President George W. Bush declared on Friday that the United States and India were “closer than ever before” and united in the drive against terrorism but said New Delhi needs to lower trade barriers. Bush wrapped up his first visit to India with a speech at New Delhi’s 16th century Old Fort where he lauded the United States and India as two great democracies that must work together to support pro-democracy movements around the world.

“The United States and India, separated by half the globe, are closer than ever before, and the partnership between our two nations has the power to transform the world,” he said.

Showcasing relations that are closer now than at any time since the Cold War, Bush called India “a natural partner of the United States because we are brothers in the cause of human liberty.”

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