“We will always remember the events of 26/11; not only the sorrow, but also the courage and humanity that was displayed that day. The United States stands in solidarity with all of Mumbai and all of India in working to eradicate the scourge of terrorism, and we affirm our lasting friendship with the Indian people.”
Those were the words U.S. President Barack Obama wrote in the guest book at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Mumbai Saturday afternoon in his first engagement of his three-day trip to India. He picked up the theme in his first remarks, speaking outside a hotel where dozens died in terrorist attacks two years ago. He linked the attacks of November 2008 to the assault of Sept. 11, 2001, declaring India and the United States to be “two partners who will never waiver in the defense of our people or the democratic values that we share.”
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