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US secretary of state Hillary Clintonon Monday lauded the "incredible contribution" of Indian Americans in her country and said the people to people relationship was at the heart of the ties between the two countries.

Clinton, who came to Kolkata from Dhaka on Sunday, said in 2011, 35 per cent of all L1 work visas in the US had been issued to Indians. Addressing a gathering at the La Martiniere school here, she said more than 100,000 Indian students were studying in the US.