New Delhi, March 13 -- Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed has praised the depth of dialogue and discussion at the recently held Raisina Dialogue in India.

"I'm back from the Raisina Dialogue and Synergia Conclave in Delhi. I am again impressed by the intellectual depth and the frank views exchanged in both forums, but it was shocking to hear a comment made by US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau. He said the US won't repeat the trade mistakes it made with China 20 years ago with India. To me, this implies the US is suggesting that it won't allow India to prosper and lift so many millions of people out of poverty," he said.

The comment referred to remarks attributed to Landau during discussions on trade and strategic ec...