New York (CNN) -- India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh came away from talks at the White House reassured about U.S. policy in Asia, according to foreign affairs analyst Fareed Zakaria. Singh and President Obama capped their talks with an elaborate state dinner in a tent at the White House Tuesday night, the first such occasion in Obama's presidency. Zakaria, who attended the formal event, told CNN the dinner was a success: "My sense is there was a very warm feeling. The Indian prime minister was gushing and he's not a man who gushes." U.S. and Indian officials spoke about the war in Afghanistan, just as Obama is expected to announce -- on Tuesday -- increased U.S. troop levels in the region.
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Indian prime minister's state visit was capped with formal dinner at White House
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Fareed Zakaria says India was uneasy about policy of new administration
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He says the U.S. reassured the India delegation on several key fronts
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India is seen as a counterweight to China's growing influence in Asia, he says
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