His remarks are significant in view of the visit of President Barack Obama's visit to India this month. He would be the chief guest at India's Republic Day ceremony in the capital on 26 January.
John Kerry has indicated that better economic ties would help boost India's growth and fight climate change. The bilateral foreign direct investment now stands at nearly $30bn (£19bn). In the course of his speech in Ahmedabad John Kerry has described Indian PM Narendra Modi as a "visionary prime minister".
He has stressed on the need to do more together, and do it fast enough because, such a drive would help to create an environment where American companies can play leading roles in bringing cutting-edge technologies, equipment, capital, and know-how for India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his part, has assured to cut red tape, pursue predictable policies, ensure stable taxes and make India the "easiest place" to do business.
However, what remains unsaid is how to work out a balance between Russia and America because of the heavy extent of reliance at present on Russia for extending support to the armed forces that rely heavily on Russian equipment. How will the United States fit into the bigger picture?
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