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US, hailing India as "an important ally”, mentioned that US is in constant talks with India for bringing peace in the world.
"I think it goes without saying that India is an important ally," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs, who was answering to the questions on whether the US President will showcase further commitment toward establishing peace across the world, including India.
Referring to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's upcoming visit next month, the spokesman noted that after Obama returns from his trip to Asia, "We will have... an important event here at the White House - the President's first state dinner."
"And obviously we continue to be very engaged with the Indians to bring about peace in obviously an important region of the world," Gibbs said.
When asked about the impact of Nobel Prize on the climate bill in US and the chances for successful conclusion of Copenhagen talks, he said, "It's important for the world to understand that the US is taking, granted, long overdue but important, steps to ensuring that we're part of that solution."
But "the challenges that we have are not going to be solved by one man, they're not going to be solved by one nation, unless or until other developing nations - the Chinese, the Indians, the Brazilians - also come to that larger table with solutions that are not just voluntary but that embody, again, international collective action to address that issue," Gibbs said.
"Obviously the president has promised and staked his belief that it is important to do this, and we will continue to work on it through the end of the year," he said adding: "If it happens, we'd certainly be proud to do that and go to Copenhagen with it."
When asked about the change of views of US on the world issues after Obama assumed his charge as the US President, Gibbs said: "Well, I'll leave (that) to the myriad of pundits."
The spokesman said he would reiterate that re-establishing "US leadership in the world through reengaging the world in active diplomacy on issues like nuclear non-proliferation, on climate change, on peace in the Middle East - that is a good thing both here for our safety and security.”
"And it's a good thing for the world in the ideals that we hope to achieve and that are shared by billions on the planet. And I think it's something the president is enormously proud of."
