Washington: The US shares a special and unique friendship with India and can be its "best partner" in promoting peace, prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, a senior Obama administration official has said.

"America can be India's best partner. We are indeed, as the President has said, indispensable partner in promoting peace, prosperity and stability in the Indo-Pacific region, " Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal said yesterday.