VOA慢速英语:Obama Visit Aims to Increase US-India Partnership

symbolic – adj. expressing or representing an idea or quality without using words

overtake – v. to move up to and past (someone or something that is in front of you) by moving faster

strategic – adj. relating to a general plan that is created to achieve a goal in war, politics, etc., usually over a long period of time

surveillance – n. the act of carefully watching someone or something especially in order to prevent or detect a crime

platitude – n. a statement that expresses an idea that is not new

substantive – adj. important, real, or meaningful