'Carterpuri': Why a Haryana village was named after Jimmy Carter | READ interesting story

Washington: Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president and the third American leader to visit India during which a village in Haryana was named "Carterpuri" in his honour, has died peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia surrounded by his family, the Carter Centre said. “The visit was so successful that shortly after, village residents renamed the area 'Carterpuri' and remained in contact with the White House for the rest of President Carter’s tenure," the Carter Centre said. "The trip made a lasting impression: Festivities abounded in the village when President Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, and January 3 remains a holiday in Carterpuri,” the centre said, adding that the visit laid the groundwork for an enduring partnership that has greatly benefited both countries. Ronak D Desai, Partner and India Practice Leader at Paul Hastings law firm, said Carter's presidency marked a pivotal moment in US-India relations.