Obama: India, Pakistan's enemy should be poverty
Updated at: 0202 PST, Friday, April 03, 2009

LONDON: President Barack Obama said India and Pakistan's greatest enemy should be poverty, not each other.He met with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the G-20 meeting in London Thursday, and later told a news conference that he suggested it would "make sense" for the two nuclear-armed neighbors to have "a more effective dialogue."

Obama said they discussed the terrorism emanating from Pakistan, but focused more broadly on how the U.S. and India can cooperate on counterterrorism.Obama described Singh as a "wise and decent man" who has done a "wonderful job" guiding India on a path of economic growth.He said they discussed a range of topics, including energy and fighting climate change. Obama said it's important the U.S. lead in efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions.