anand acting ambassador of the us in india robert blake was here on thursday to present to sardar patel university a collection of 158 books and 14 cdroms valued at approximately 10000 the collection was given to prof pravin j patel vice chancellor of the university in the senate hall addressing the gathering of academicians blake said there is great transformation in the indous relationship the ultimate aim is to ensure that cooperation between the two countries is strengthened he praised the role of the indian community in the us and said indians have contributed a lot in terms of education as also information and digital technology later answering queries put by academicians the diplomat said in the emerging world order the us looks to india as a strategic partner and this can be best articulated by examples of joint military exercises held by both the countries the us sees india as a rising economy in the new world order thanking his host at spu he said the us has a long tradition of donating books to universities ngos and research institutes as this allow them to better understand america its culture and thought vice chancellor pj patel said the indous relations had seen many ups and downs but in the new order both the countries will have to effectively mobilise their resources for protection of interests of its citizens the us has contributed a lot to the education by helping higher education in india and it should guarantee that relations in these and other alliances continue the us is today a super power not because of its industries but because it has transformed knowledge into power the book collection covers a wide range of subjects on american life culture literature economic issues law and legislation it has 30 volumes of encyclopedia americana