Ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to India, the United States today said that India's rise will be consequential for the international order, global economy and deeply in the interests of America. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns made the remarks at an awards dinner in New York where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was presented the 2010 'World Statesman Award' in absentia by the Appeals of Conscience Foundation, a US-based interfaith coalition. Burns said the US and India are united not only by common values and shared interests, but increasingly by the vast web of family, business, artistic and scientific tiesthat transcend our borders.He said, as President Obama prepares for an historic state visit to India the promise of bilateral partnership, built on strong bipartisan foundations in both our countries, looms bright and unmistakable. Last week, the Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake had described India as an indispensable partner and said that one of the thematic topics to be discussed during Obama's visit would be US support for India's growing global role and influence.