Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney's campaign has said that the strategic partnership between India and the United States `retreated' under the Obama Administration.

The campaign indicated that a momentum was built under the presidency of George Bush, which was lost during Obama's tenure at the White House. A senior foreign policy advisor to Romney said that the there is need to find more areas of cooperation between the two countries is mutually benefitial.

Mitchell B Reiss, a senior foreign policy advisor to Romney said, "The relationship between India and the US is mutually beneficial and there is a need to forge new areas of cooperation. I worked in the Bush Administration both
41 and 43. Especially in 43 we were very proud of the partnership were able to forge between the United States and India."

Reiss said that the two countries share a mutually beneficial relationship in different fields including economy, diplomacy as well as military and security. He added that there is a retreat under the current administration. He pointed out that the Romney Administration will look to restore the relationship and forge a strong strategic partnership with India, which he says is the world's largest democracy.

Reiss has worked as director of policy planning at the State Department under Colin Powell and as special envoy to Northern Ireland peace process under Condoleezza Rice