New York (PTI): A US-based Kashmiri group has endorsed Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama saying he has better plans to fight terrorism across the globe.

Kashmir Solidarity, which strongly opposes separatist forces in Jammu and Kashmir, said "Obama will be able to better manage both economy and foreign relations and Indo-US relations will further strengthen under his leadership."

"Though our outfit prefers the trade policies of Republican candidate John McCain, it feels that Sarah Palin as a running mate is too risky to be one step away from the White House," Chairman of the Solidarity Surinder Zutshi told reporters here.

The endorsement comes as polls show that Obama has wide support among Indian-Americans.