Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong answers question from reporters during a news conference on the Asia Pacific leaders' summit to be hosted in mid-November at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 3, 2009. The United States plays an 'indispensable' role in the Asia Pacific despite the rise of regional powers China and India and should be part of any new regional grouping, Singapore's leader said. Getty Images logo Getty Images 27 months ago

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong answers question from reporters during a news conference on the Asia Pacific leaders' summit to be hosted in mid-November at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 3, 2009. The United States plays an 'indispensable' role in the Asia Pacific despite the rise of regional powers China and India and should be part of any new regional grouping, Singapore's leader said.