President Barack Obama left India Tuesday after a three-day visit marked by his parting offer of US backing for his host's quest for a permanent UN Security Council seat.
"US President Saves the Best for Last," trumpeted the Times of India at the end of a visit that played well in the Indian media with its push on developing an "indispensable" relationship between the world's two largest democracies.
The president took off from Delhi's international airport just before 9:00am (0330 GMT) bound for Indonesia, the second-leg of a four-nation Asian tour aimed at prying open emerging markets for US exports.
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After his speech to India's parliament on Monday, in which he announced his support for a Security Council seat, Obama was given a full state dinner at which he praised India's emergence as global player.
"From extraordinarily difficult circumstances, India has achieved what many thought was impossible," he said in a toast.
"And in doing so, you captured the imagination of the world. Now our two nations have a chance to do what many also thought was impossible, and that is to build a global partnership in a new century," Obama said.
The president's visit had begun Saturday in India's financial hub, Mumbai, where he paid homage to victims of the 2008 militant attacks and announced a series of job-creating deals for the struggling US economy.
