(RTTNews) -  President Barack Obama will share his impressions and thoughts of his ongoing visit to China with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when the latter comes to Washington on a state visit Monday.

"I am sure that since the President will have just gotten back from China, and that will be fresh on his mind that he will share some of his impressions and thoughts about his visit to China as well," State Department spokesman Ian Kelly told reporters Tuesday.

He added a team of U.S. officials, led by Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns, was giving the finishing touches to a "strategic dialogue framework with India" to take the relationship of the two democratic countries to the next level during Dr. Singh's state visit.

Tuesday, Dr. Singh will address American industry leaders at the U.S.-India Business Council--a trade advocacy group seeking stronger commercial ties between the two countries-- and share his vision of the future of U.S.-India relations.

Later in the day, he will participate in what is billed as "a conversation" with foreign policy experts from two leading U.S. think tanks--the Council on Foreign Relations and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
President Obama will host a state dinner--a black tie, bandhgala event--with a welcoming ceremony for the visiting dignitary on the White House lawns. Dr. Singh will be the first head of government to be hosted at the White House after Obama took over as President in January. Obama's Republican predecessor George Bush also feted Dr Singh as a state guest in 2005.

Besides Dr.Singh's summit meeting with President Obama at the official state dinner, Kelly added, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was looking forward to participating in these meetings and host at least one event at the State Department.

Clinton and other top administration officials will also meet with Indian officials to put together the new framework to be announced at the end of the visit.

Though on a state visit, Dr. Singh will be staying at the Willard Hotel, a block east of the White House, instead of Blair House, located right across the White House, where most foreign dignitaries on state visits stay.

by RTT Staff Writer

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