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The President:
Thank you so much.
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Thank you so much, Neha, for
what a wonderful introduction.
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Everybody, please
have a seat.
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Nothing fills me with
more hope than when
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I hear incredible young
people like Neha and all
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the outstanding work that
she's doing on behalf
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of India's youth and
for representing this
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nation's energy and its
optimism and its idealism.
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She makes me
very, very proud.
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And I'm sure -- I think
they may be her --
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is that somebody
related to you?
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Okay.
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Because we just had
a chance to meet,
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and she's beaming with pride
right now sitting next to you.
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Give Neha a big round
of applause once again.
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Distinguished guests,
ladies and gentlemen,
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to all the students and young
people who are here today,
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to the people of India
watching and listening
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across this vast nation --
I bring the friendship
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and the greetings of
the American people.
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On behalf of myself
and Michelle,
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thank you so much for
welcoming us back to India.
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Bahoot dhanyavad.
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It has been a great honor
to be the first American
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President to join you
for Republic Day.
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With the tricolor
waving above us,
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we celebrated the strength
of your constitution.
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We paid tribute to
India's fallen heroes.
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In yesterday's parade, we saw
the pride and the diversity
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of this nation -- including
the Dare Devils on their
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Royal Enfields, which
was very impressive.
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Secret Service does not
let me ride motorcycles.
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(laughter)
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Especially
not on my head.
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(laughter)
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I realize that the sight of
an American President
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as your chief guest on
Republic Day would have
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once seemed unimaginable.
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But my visit reflects the
possibilities of a new moment.
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As I've said many times, I
believe that the relationship
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between India and the
United States can be one
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of the defining partnerships
of this century.
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When I spoke to your
Parliament on my last visit,
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I laid out my vision for
how our two nations can
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build that partnership.
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And today, I want to
speak directly to you --
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the people of India --
about what I believe
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we can achieve together,
and how we can do it.
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My commitment to a new
chapter between our
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countries flows from the deep
friendship between our people.
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And Michelle and I
have felt it ourselves.
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I recognized India with the
first state visit of my
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presidency -- where we
also danced to some
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pretty good Bhangra.
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(laughter)
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For the first time,
we brought Diwali
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to the White House.
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On our last
celebration here --
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On our last
celebration here,
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we celebrated the Festival
of Lights in Mumbai.
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We danced with some children.
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Unfortunately, we were
not able to schedule any
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dancing this visit.
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Senorita, bade-bade
deshon mein.
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You know what I mean.
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(laughter and applause)
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Everybody said, by the
way, how much better
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a dance Michelle
was than me --
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(laughter)
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-- which hurt my
feelings a little bit.
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(laughter)
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On a more personal
level, India represents
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an intersection of two men
who have always inspired me.
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When Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King,
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Jr. was protesting racial
segregation in the United
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States, he said that
his guiding light
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was Mahatma Gandhi.
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When Dr. King came to India,
he said that being here --
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in "Gandhi's land" --
reaffirmed his conviction
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that in the struggle for
justice and human dignity,
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the most potent weapon of all
is non-violent resistance.
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And those two great souls
are why we can gather here
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together today, Indians and
Americans, equal and free.
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And there is another
link that binds us.
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More than 100 years
ago, America welcomed
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a son of India --
Swami Vivekananda.
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And Swami Vivekananda,
he helped bring
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Hinduism and yoga to
our country.
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And he came to my
hometown of Chicago.
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And there, at a great
gathering of religious
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leaders, he spoke of his
faith and the divinity
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in every soul, and the
purity of love.
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And he began his speech
with a simple greeting:
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"Sisters and brothers
of America."
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So today, let me say: Sisters
and brothers of India --
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-- my confidence in
what our nations can
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achieve together is rooted
in the values we share.
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For we may have our different
histories and speak
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different languages, but
when we look at each other,
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we see a reflection
of ourselves.
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Having thrown off
colonialism, we created
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constitutions that began
with the same three words --
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"we the people."
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As societies that celebrate
knowledge and innovation,
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we transformed ourselves
into high-tech hubs
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of the global economy.
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Together, we unlock new
discoveries -- from
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the particles of creation
to outer space --
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and we are among the
few nations to have
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gone to both the
Moon and to Mars.
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And here in India,
this dynamism has resulted
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in a stunning achievement.
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You've lifted countless
millions from poverty
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and built one of the world's
largest middle classes.
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And nobody embodies this
progress and this sense
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of possibility more than
our young people.
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Empowered by technology,
you are connecting
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and collaborating like
never before -- on Facebook
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and WhatsApp and Twitter.
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And chances are, you're
talking to someone
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in America -- your
friends, your cousins.
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The United States has the
largest Indian diaspora
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in the world,
including some three million
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proud Indian-Americans.
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And they make
America stronger,
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and they tie us together --
bonds of family and friendship
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that allow us to share
in each other's success.
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So, for all these reasons,
India and the United States
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are not just
natural partners.
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I believe America can
be India's best partner.
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I believe that.
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Of course, only
Indians can decide
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India's role in the world.
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But I'm here because I'm
absolutely convinced that
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both our peoples will have
more jobs and opportunity,
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and our nations
will be more secure,
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and the world will be a safer
and a more just place when
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our two democracies -- the
world's largest democracy
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and the world's oldest
democracy -- stand together.
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I believe that.
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So here in New Delhi,
Prime Minister Modi
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and I have begun
this work anew.
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And here's what I think
we can do together.
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America wants to be
your partner as you
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lift up the lives of
the Indian people
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and provide greater
opportunity.
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So working together,
we're giving farmers new
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techniques and data -- from
our satellites to their
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cell phones -- to increase
yields and boost incomes.
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We're joining you in
your effort to empower
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every Indian with a
bank account.
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And with the breakthroughs
we achieved on this visit,
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we can finally move toward
fully implementing our civil
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nuclear agreement, which
will mean more reliable
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electricity for Indians
and cleaner, non-carbon
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energy that helps
fight climate change.
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And I don't have
to describe for you what
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more electricity means.
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Students being able
to study at night;
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businesses being able to stay
open longer and hire more
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workers; farmers being able
to use mechanized
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tools that increase
their productivity;
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whole communities
seeing more prosperity.
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In recent years, India has
lifted more people
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out of poverty than any
other country.
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And now we have a historic
opportunity with India
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leading the way to end the
injustice of extreme poverty
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all around the world.
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America wants to be your
partner as you protect
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the health of your people
and the beauty of this land,
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from the backwaters of Kerala
to the banks of Ganges.
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As we deliver more
energy, more electricity,
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let's do it with clean,
renewable energy,
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like solar and wind.
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And let's put cleaner
vehicles on the road
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and more filtration systems
on farms and villages.
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Because every child should be
able to drink clean water,
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and every child should be
able to breathe clean air.
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We need our young
people healthy
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for their futures.
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And we can do it.
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We have the
technology to do it.
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America wants to be your
partner in igniting
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the next wave of
Indian growth.
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As India pursues more
trade and investment,
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we want to be
first in line.
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We're ready to join you in
building new infrastructure --
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the roads and the
airports, the ports,
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the bullet trains to propel
India into the future.
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We're ready to help design
"smart cities" that serve
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citizens better, and we want
to develop more advanced
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technologies with India, as we
do with our closest allies.
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We believe we can be even
closer partners in ensuring
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our mutual security.
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And both our nations have known
the anguish of terrorism,
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and we stand united in the
defense of our people.
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And now we're deepening
our defense cooperation
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against new challenges.
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The United States welcomes
a greater role for India
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in the Asia Pacific, where the
freedom of navigation must
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be upheld and disputes must
be resolved peacefully.
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And even as we
acknowledge the world
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as it is, we must never
stop working for the world
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as it should be -- a world
without nuclear weapons.
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That should be a
goal for all of us.
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I believe that if we're going
to be true global partners,
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then our two nations must do
more around the world together.
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So to ensure
international security
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and peace, multilateral
institutions created
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in the 20th century have to
be updated for the 21st.
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And that's why I support a
reformed United Nations Security
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Council that includes India
as a permanent member.
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Of course, as I've said before,
with power comes responsibility.
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In this region, India can play
a positive role in helping
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countries forge a better future,
from Burma to Sri Lanka,
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where today there's
new hope for democracy.
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With your experience
in elections,
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you can help other
countries with theirs.
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With your expertise in
science and medicine,
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India can do more around the
world to fight disease and
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develop new vaccines, and help
us end the moral outrage of even
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a single child dying from
a preventable disease.
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Together, we can stand up
against human trafficking
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and work to end the scourge
of modern day slavery.
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And being global partners
means confronting
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the urgent global challenge
of climate change.
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With rising seas, melting
Himalayan glaciers,
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more unpredictable monsoons,
cyclones getting stronger --
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few countries will be more
affected by a warmer
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planet than India.
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And the United States
recognizes our part in creating
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this problem, so we're
leading the global effort
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to combat it.
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And today, I can say that
America's carbon pollution
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is near its lowest level
in almost two decades.
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I know the argument made by
some that it's unfair for
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countries like the United States
to ask developing nations
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and emerging economies like
India to reduce your dependence
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on the same fossil fuels that
helped power our growth
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for more than a century.
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But here's the truth: Even if
countries like the United States
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curb our emissions, if countries
that are growing rapidly
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like India -- with soaring
energy needs -- don't also
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embrace cleaner fuels, then
we don't stand a chance
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against climate change.
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So we welcome India's
ambitious targets for
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generating more
clean energy.
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We'll continue to help
India deal with the impacts
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of climate change --
because you shouldn't have
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to bear that burden alone.
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As we keep working for a
strong global agreement
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on climate change, it's
young people like you who
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have to speak up, so we
can protect this planet
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for your generation.
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I'll be gone when the
worst effects happen.
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It's your generation and
your children that
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are going to be impacted.
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That's why it's urgent that
we begin this work right now.
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Development that lifts
up the lives and health
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of our people.
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Trade and economic
partnerships that reduce
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poverty and create
opportunity.
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Leadership in the world
that defends our security,
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and advances human dignity,
and protects our planet --
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that's what I believe India
and America can do together.
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So with the rest of my
time, I want to discuss
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how we can do it.
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Because in big and diverse
societies like ours,
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progress ultimately depends
on something more basic,
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and that is how
we see each other.
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And we know from experience
what makes nations strong.
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And Neha I think did a
great job of describing
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the essence of what's
important here.
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We are strongest when we
see the inherent dignity
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in every human being.
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Look at our countries --
the incredible diversity
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even here in this hall.
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India is defined by countless
languages and dialects,
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and every color and caste and
creed, gender and orientations.
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And likewise, in America,
we're black and white,
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and Latino and Asian,
and Indian-American,
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and Native American.
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Your constitution
begins with the pledge
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to uphold "the dignity
of the individual."
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And our Declaration of
Independence proclaims
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that "all men are
created equal."
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In both our countries,
generations have worked
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to live up to these ideals.
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When he came to India,
Martin Luther King,
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Jr. was introduced to
some schoolchildren
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as a "fellow
untouchable."
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My grandfather was a cook for
the British army in Kenya.
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The distant branches
of Michelle's family
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tree include both slaves
and slave owners.
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When we were born,
people who looked like
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us still couldn't vote in
some parts of the country.
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Even as America has blessed
us with extraordinary
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opportunities, there were
moments in my life where
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I've been treated differently
because of the color
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of my skin.
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Many countries, including
the United States,
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grapple with questions of
identity and inequality,
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and how we treat each other,
people who are different than
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us, how we deal with diversity
of beliefs and of faiths.
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Right now, in crowded
neighborhoods not far
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from here, a man is
driving an auto-rickshaw,
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or washing somebody
else's clothes,
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or doing the hard work
no one else will do.
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And a woman is cleaning
somebody else's house.
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And a young man is on a
bicycle delivering lunch.
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A little girl is hauling
a heavy bucket of water.
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And I believe their
dreams, their hopes,
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are just as important,
just as beautiful,
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just as worthy as ours.
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And so even as we live in a
world of terrible inequality,
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we're also proud to live in
countries where even the
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grandson of a cook
can become President,
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or even a Dalit can help
write a constitution,
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and even a tea seller can
become Prime Minister.
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The point is, is that the
aim of our work must be not
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to just have a few do well,
but to have everybody have
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a chance, everybody who is
willing to work for it have
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the ability to dream big and
then reach those dreams.
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Our nations are strongest
when we uphold the equality
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of all our people -- and
that includes our women.
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Now, you
may have noticed,
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I'm married to a very
strong and talented woman.
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(applause)
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Michelle is not
afraid to speak her mind,
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or tell me when I'm wrong --
which happens frequently.
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(laughter)
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And we have
two beautiful daughters,
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so I'm surrounded by
smart, strong women.
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And in raising our girls,
we've tried to instill
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in them basic values -- a
sense of compassion
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for others, and respect
for themselves,
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and the confidence that
they can go as far as their
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imaginations and abilities
will carry them.
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And as part of Michelle's
work as First Lady,
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she's met with women and
girls around the world,
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including here in India,
to let them know
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that America believes
in them, too.
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In the United States, we're
still working to make sure
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that women and girls have
all the opportunities
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they deserve, and that
they're treated equally.
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And we have some
great role models,
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including here today the
former speaker of our
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House of Representatives
-- Nancy Pelosi who --
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(applause)
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-- was the first woman
speaker of the House,
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and my great partner.
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(applause)
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And here in India, it's
the wives and the mothers
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who so often hold families
and communities together.
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Indian women have shown
that they can succeed
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in every field -- including
government, where many
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of your leaders are women.
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And the young women who
are here today are part
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of a new generation that is
making your voice heard,
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and standing up and
determined to play your part
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in India's progress.
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And here's what we know.
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We know from experience
that nations are more
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successful when their
women are successful.
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(applause)
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When girls go to
school -- this is one
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of the most direct measures
of whether a nation is going
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to develop effectively is
how it treats its women.
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When a girl goes to school, it
doesn't just open up her
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young mind, it benefits
all of us -- because maybe
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someday she'll start
her own business,
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or invent a new technology,
or cure a disease.
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And when women are able
to work, families are
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healthier, and communities
are wealthier, and entire
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countries are
more prosperous.
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And when young
women are educated,
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then their children are
going to be well educated
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and have more opportunity.
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So if nations really want to
succeed in today's global
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economy, they can't
simply ignore the talents
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of half their people.
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And as husbands and
fathers and brothers,
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we have to step up -- because
every girl's life matters.
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Every daughter deserves the
same chance as our sons.
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Every woman should be able
to go about her day --
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to walk the streets or ride
the bus -- and be safe,
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and be treated with
respect and dignity.
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(applause)
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She deserves that.
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(applause)
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And one of the favorite things
about this trip for me has
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been to see all these
incredible Indian women
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in the armed forces, including
the person who commanded
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the Guard that greeted
me when I arrived.
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(applause)
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It's remarkable, and
it's a sign of great strength
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and great progress.
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Our nations are strongest when
we see that we are all God's
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children -- all equal in His
eyes and worthy of His love.
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Across our two great countries
we have Hindus and Muslims,
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Christians and Sikhs,
and Jews and Buddhists
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and Jains and so
many faiths.
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And we remember the wisdom of
Gandhiji, who said, "for me,
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the different religions are
beautiful flowers from the same
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garden, or they are branches
of the same majestic tree."
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(applause)
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Branches of
the same majestic tree.
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Our freedom of religion
is written into our
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founding documents.
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It's part of America's
very first amendment.
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Your Article 25 says that all
people are "equally entitled
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to freedom of conscience
and the right freely
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to profess, practice and
propagate religion."
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In both our countries -- in all
countries -- upholding this
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fundamental freedom is the
responsibility of government,
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but it's also the
responsibility of every person.
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In our lives, Michelle and
I have been strengthened
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by our Christian faith.
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But there have been times where
my faith has been questioned --
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by people who don't know me --
or they've said that I adhere to
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a different religion, as if
that were somehow a bad thing.
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Around the world, we've seen
intolerance and violence and
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terror perpetrated by those
who profess to be standing
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up for their faith, but, in
fact, are betraying it.
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No society is immune from
the darkest impulses of man.
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And too often religion has
been used to tap into those
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darker impulses as opposed
to the light of God.
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Three years ago in our
state of Wisconsin,
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back in the United States, a
man went to a Sikh temple and,
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in a terrible act of violence,
killed six innocent people --
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Americans and Indians.
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And in that moment
of shared grief,
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our two countries
reaffirmed a basic truth,
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as we must again today --
that every person has
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the right to practice their
faith how they choose,
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or to practice no faith at
all, and to do so free
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of persecution and
fear and discrimination.
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(applause)
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The peace we seek in the
world begins in human hearts.
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And it finds its glorious
expression when we look
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beyond any differences
in religion or tribe,
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and rejoice in the
beauty of every soul.
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And nowhere is that more
important than India.
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Nowhere is it going to
be more necessary
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for that foundational
value to be upheld.
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India will succeed so long as
it is not splintered along the
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lines of religious faith -- so
long as it's not splintered
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along any lines -- and is
unified as one nation.
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And it's when all Indians,
whatever your faith,
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go to the movies and applaud
actors like Shah Rukh Khan.
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And when you celebrate athletes
like Milkha Singh or Mary Kom.
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And every Indian can take
pride in the courage
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of a humanitarian who
liberates boys and girls
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from forced labor and
exploitation --
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who is here today --
Kailash Satyarthi.
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(applause)
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Our most recent
winner of the Nobel Prize
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for Peace.
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(applause)
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So that's what unifies
us: Do we act with
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compassion and empathy.
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Are we measured by our
efforts -- by what
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Dr. King called "the
content of our character"
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rather than the
color of our skin
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or the manner in which
we worship our God.
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In both our countries,
in India and in America,
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our diversity is
our strength.
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And we have to guard against
any efforts to divide
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ourselves along sectarian
lines or any other lines.
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And if we do that well, if
America shows itself as an
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example of its diversity and yet
the capacity to live together
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and work together in common
effort, in common purpose;
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if India, as massive as it
is, with so much diversity,
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so many differences is able
to continually affirm its
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democracy, that is an
example for every other
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country on Earth.
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That's what makes us world
leaders -- not just the size
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00:27:05,724 --> 00:27:09,994
of our economy or the
number of weapons we have,
497
00:27:09,995 --> 00:27:14,595
but our ability to show the
way in how we work together,
498
00:27:14,599 --> 00:27:16,599
and how much respect
we show each other.
499
00:27:19,671 --> 00:27:23,111
And, finally, our nations are
strongest when we empower
500
00:27:23,108 --> 00:27:27,748
our young people --
because ultimately,
501
00:27:27,746 --> 00:27:30,086
you're the one who has to break
down these old stereotypes
502
00:27:30,081 --> 00:27:33,821
and these old barriers,
these old ways of thinking.
503
00:27:36,721 --> 00:27:42,731
Prejudices and stereotypes and
assumptions -- those are what
504
00:27:45,830 --> 00:27:50,700
happens to old minds
like mine.
505
00:27:50,702 --> 00:27:53,502
I'm getting gray hair now.
506
00:27:53,505 --> 00:27:55,805
I was more youthful when I
first started this office.
507
00:27:58,610 --> 00:28:00,610
And that's why young
people are so important
508
00:28:00,612 --> 00:28:03,912
in these efforts.
509
00:28:03,915 --> 00:28:07,855
Here in India, most people
are under 35 years old.
510
00:28:07,852 --> 00:28:09,852
And India is on track to
become the world's
511
00:28:09,854 --> 00:28:11,824
most populous country.
512
00:28:11,823 --> 00:28:15,193
So young Indians like you
aren't just going to define
513
00:28:15,193 --> 00:28:17,263
the future of this nation,
you're going to shape the world.
514
00:28:17,262 --> 00:28:20,702
Like young people
everywhere, you want to get
515
00:28:20,698 --> 00:28:23,138
an education, and find a good
job, and make your mark.
516
00:28:23,134 --> 00:28:27,004
And it's not easy, but in our
two countries, it's possible.
517
00:28:29,641 --> 00:28:31,641
Remember, Michelle and
I don't come from
518
00:28:31,643 --> 00:28:33,643
wealthy backgrounds
or famous families.
519
00:28:33,645 --> 00:28:36,145
Our families didn't
have a lot of money.
520
00:28:36,147 --> 00:28:38,147
We did have parents and
teachers and communities
521
00:28:38,149 --> 00:28:39,319
that cared about us.
522
00:28:39,317 --> 00:28:41,357
And with the help of
scholarships and student loans,
523
00:28:41,352 --> 00:28:44,722
we were able to attend some
of best schools of the world.
524
00:28:44,722 --> 00:28:46,722
Without that education, we
wouldn't be here today.
525
00:28:46,724 --> 00:28:50,364
So whether it's in
America, or here in India,
526
00:28:50,361 --> 00:28:53,061
or around the world, we believe
young people like you ought
527
00:28:53,064 --> 00:28:56,804
to have every chance to pursue
your dreams, as well.
528
00:28:58,837 --> 00:29:01,177
So as India builds new
community colleges,
529
00:29:01,172 --> 00:29:04,372
we'll link you with our own,
so more young people
530
00:29:04,375 --> 00:29:07,715
graduate with the skills
and training to succeed.
531
00:29:07,712 --> 00:29:10,052
We'll increase collaborations
between our colleges and
532
00:29:10,048 --> 00:29:13,318
universities, and help
create the next India
533
00:29:13,318 --> 00:29:15,588
institute of technology.
534
00:29:15,587 --> 00:29:17,587
We'll encourage young
entrepreneurs who want
535
00:29:17,589 --> 00:29:19,459
to start a business.
536
00:29:19,457 --> 00:29:21,997
And we'll increase exchanges,
because I want more American
537
00:29:21,993 --> 00:29:24,193
students coming to India,
and more Indian students
538
00:29:24,195 --> 00:29:25,495
coming to America.
539
00:29:25,497 --> 00:29:28,067
(applause)
540
00:29:31,302 --> 00:29:32,672
And that way, we
can learn from each other
541
00:29:32,670 --> 00:29:35,340
and we can go further.
542
00:29:35,340 --> 00:29:38,140
Because one other thing we
have in common Indians
543
00:29:38,143 --> 00:29:39,573
and Americans are some
of the hardest working
544
00:29:39,577 --> 00:29:41,677
people on Earth.
545
00:29:41,679 --> 00:29:43,649
And I've seen thhat--
546
00:29:43,648 --> 00:29:45,188
(applause)
547
00:29:45,183 --> 00:29:48,553
Michelle and I have seen that
in a family here in India.
548
00:29:48,553 --> 00:29:50,293
I just want to tell
you a quick story.
549
00:29:50,288 --> 00:29:57,498
On our last visit here, we
visited Humayun's Tomb.
550
00:29:57,495 --> 00:29:59,895
And while we were there, we
met some of the laborers who
551
00:29:59,898 --> 00:30:04,668
are the backbone of this
nation's progress.
552
00:30:04,669 --> 00:30:09,979
We met their children and their
families as well -- and some
553
00:30:09,974 --> 00:30:13,174
wonderful young children
with bright smiles,
554
00:30:13,178 --> 00:30:14,478
sparks in their eyes.
555
00:30:14,479 --> 00:30:20,449
And one of the children we
met was a boy named Vishal.
556
00:30:20,451 --> 00:30:23,051
And today, Vishal
is 16 years old.
557
00:30:23,054 --> 00:30:25,054
And he and his family
live in South Delhi,
558
00:30:25,056 --> 00:30:26,956
in the village of Mor Band.
559
00:30:26,958 --> 00:30:30,328
(applause)
560
00:30:33,131 --> 00:30:35,471
And his mother works
hard in their modest home,
561
00:30:35,466 --> 00:30:37,936
and his sister is
now in university;
562
00:30:37,936 --> 00:30:39,836
she wants to
become a teacher.
563
00:30:39,837 --> 00:30:42,737
His brother is a construction
worker earning his daily wage.
564
00:30:42,740 --> 00:30:46,040
And his father works as a
stone layer, farther away,
565
00:30:46,044 --> 00:30:48,614
but sends home what
little he makes so Vishal
566
00:30:48,613 --> 00:30:51,013
can go to school.
567
00:30:51,015 --> 00:30:54,855
And Vishal loves math,
and mostly, he studies.
568
00:30:54,852 --> 00:31:00,992
And when he's not studying,
he likes watching kabaddi.
569
00:31:00,992 --> 00:31:04,862
And he dreams of someday joining
the Indian armed forces.
570
00:31:04,862 --> 00:31:07,032
(applause)
571
00:31:07,031 --> 00:31:08,331
And we're grateful
that Vishal and his family
572
00:31:08,333 --> 00:31:09,203
joined us today.
573
00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:12,940
We're very proud of him,
because he's an example
574
00:31:12,937 --> 00:31:14,937
of the talent that's here.
575
00:31:17,275 --> 00:31:20,545
And Vishal's dreams are as
important as Malia and Sasha's
576
00:31:20,545 --> 00:31:21,645
dreams, our daughters.
577
00:31:21,646 --> 00:31:24,246
And we want him to have
the same opportunities.
578
00:31:27,252 --> 00:31:33,162
Sisters and brothers of India,
we are not perfect countries.
579
00:31:33,157 --> 00:31:35,157
And we've known tragedy
and we've known triumph.
580
00:31:38,263 --> 00:31:40,263
We're home to
glittering skyscrapers,
581
00:31:40,265 --> 00:31:44,805
but also terrible
poverty; and new wealth,
582
00:31:44,802 --> 00:31:47,702
but also rising inequality.
583
00:31:47,705 --> 00:31:50,305
We have many challenges
in front of us.
584
00:31:50,308 --> 00:31:52,548
But the reason I
stand here today,
585
00:31:52,543 --> 00:31:55,513
and am so optimistic about
our future together, is that,
586
00:31:55,513 --> 00:31:59,353
despite our imperfections,
our two nations possess
587
00:31:59,350 --> 00:32:03,550
the keys to progress in
the century ahead.
588
00:32:03,554 --> 00:32:06,094
We vote in free elections.
589
00:32:06,090 --> 00:32:08,890
We work and we build
and we innovate.
590
00:32:08,893 --> 00:32:12,163
We lift up the
least among us.
591
00:32:12,163 --> 00:32:14,203
We reach for heights
previous generations could
592
00:32:14,198 --> 00:32:16,198
not even imagine.
593
00:32:17,435 --> 00:32:20,905
We respect human rights
and human dignity,
594
00:32:20,905 --> 00:32:25,075
and it is recorded
in our constitutions.
595
00:32:25,076 --> 00:32:27,046
And we keep striving
to live up to those
596
00:32:27,045 --> 00:32:29,415
ideals put to paper all
those years ago.
597
00:32:29,414 --> 00:32:32,784
And we do these things
because they make our
598
00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:34,884
lives better and safer
and more prosperous.
599
00:32:34,886 --> 00:32:37,856
But we also do them because
our moral imaginations
600
00:32:37,855 --> 00:32:41,895
extend beyond the limits
of our own lives.
601
00:32:41,893 --> 00:32:45,363
And we believe that the
circumstances of our birth
602
00:32:45,363 --> 00:32:47,803
need not dictate the
arc of our lives.
603
00:32:49,867 --> 00:32:52,667
We believe in the father
working far from home sending
604
00:32:52,670 --> 00:32:55,770
money back so his family
might have a better life.
605
00:32:55,773 --> 00:32:58,473
We believe in the mother who
goes without so that her
606
00:32:58,476 --> 00:33:01,446
children might have
something more.
607
00:33:01,446 --> 00:33:04,416
We believe in the laborer
earning his daily wage,
608
00:33:04,415 --> 00:33:06,415
and the student
pursuing her degree.
609
00:33:06,417 --> 00:33:09,157
And we believe in a
young boy who knows that
610
00:33:09,153 --> 00:33:12,553
if he just keeps studying, if
he's just given the chance,
611
00:33:12,557 --> 00:33:18,067
his hopes might
be realized, too.
612
00:33:18,062 --> 00:33:20,302
We are all "beautiful
flowers from the same
613
00:33:20,298 --> 00:33:25,368
garden...branches of the
same majestic tree."
614
00:33:25,370 --> 00:33:27,170
And I'm the first American
President to come to your
615
00:33:27,171 --> 00:33:29,911
country twice, but I predict
I will not be the last.
616
00:33:29,907 --> 00:33:31,247
Because,
as Americans,
617
00:33:31,242 --> 00:33:32,942
we believe in the
promise of India.
618
00:33:32,944 --> 00:33:34,784
We believe in the
people of India.
619
00:33:34,779 --> 00:33:36,579
We are proud to
be your friend.
620
00:33:36,581 --> 00:33:38,481
We are proud to
be your partner
621
00:33:38,483 --> 00:33:42,253
as you build the
country of your dreams.
622
00:33:42,253 --> 00:33:43,323
Jai Hind!
623
00:33:43,321 --> 00:33:44,391
(applause)
624
00:33:44,389 --> 00:33:45,559
Thank you.
