A schema for Obama !!!

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ecently my mentor Dhananjay Chopra asked that it is justified that Prime Minister of the biggest democracy of the world welcomed President of United States of America? I thought for couple of seconds and articulated yes it is. But discussing on the same issue to my close pal shaljm, she said that a na

tion which has detriment existence of so scores of populace of loads of nations have their own pity motive for impending our nation.

Indians now know what Americans have known fo

r long: that President Barack Obama is a man high on oratory but low an actual deliverance. Therefore, his admitt

ance newly in an interview to PTI that he may not be able to abide by the expectations of his Indian hosts comes as no surprise.

We have optimism for a new and passive America," said US President Barack Obama in his first presidential speec

h after winning the election 2 years ago. He had mentioned Gandhi and India in the same vein. His touch down in Mumbai on Deepavali may not be figurative of a new light in Indo-US relations, but yes, there is hope.

He was the gulp of air of fresh air that would ch

ange America and the world. He raised a slogan that echo across the globe, millions joined him and in accord chanted, "

Yes we can." But governments do not run on optimism and fresh air. Two years into Barack Obama's presidency, America and the world are discovering that fine public speaking does not guarantee a fine presidency.

Barack Obama is culpable of opting the easy path over the right path on more occasion than one. The last minute de

cision to leave Amritsar out of the President's circuit is fuelled by fear of domestic political corollary.

The litmus ordeal for Obama's authenticity will be whether he uses the prospect to deliberately endorse India's candidature as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. So far the Americans have said the right things about India's legitimate claims to a spot in the lingerin

g UNSC, but no assurance have been put down .

US military aid to Pakistan is a major fillet of disputation for India. Weapon systems like the Harpoon Anti-Ship missiles, P3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft or the advanced AN/TPS-77 radar system that the US is advertising to Pakistan have very partial use in counter-revolution operations and are far more useful in a conformist military quarrel, most likely to be used against India.

The recent bad blood over America not sharing the na

me of terror functioning David Headley with India ahead of or instantaneously after 26/11 has shown that there is still a reliance debit that exists between the two countries.

While both sides will externally endeavor to downplay suspicions, America's disinclination to share p

recise information on Headley has exposed that while it is prepared to get ahead of most time susceptible information to India, it is not above holding back in a row that may blow America's war in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region.

Another set of people are keenly observing the advancement Obama might make in terms of garnering benefits for American firms dealing in nuclear facilities. The question is why shouldn't an American President push his agenda? It was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's coerce and urging that resulted in

the much peddle nuclear deal between the two nations. It was the India government, which was keen on making all concessions for a formal entry into the haloed nuclear club.

Bhopal gas tragedy, the failure of Dabhol power project, use of US made artillery-locating radars used by Pakistan during Kargil, an eye opener?

It's a different matter that we never control our utilization, our market and our resources to garner benefits for ourselves and like cry babies, look for support. When we can invest

in numerous international firms, buy them like apples, why can't we determine our own foreign policy initiatives and secure our interests like China? Certainly we can and hopefully we shall.

In fact, Obama was in India to take something: guidelines for American companies so that he can knock employment back home. It is a snooping fact that Obama needs both Pakistan and India, the first for war and the second for jobs. There are no analogous tensions when Obama deals with China, since China is happy to see a stronger Pakistan act as a military counterweight to India. We are in the middle, not quite caught in a squeeze; but sometimes the diffe.

Let us accept it that in a long time we are considering a politician speaking from his heart. Sincerity was writ all over. And i am sure he is really inspired by Mahatma, Martin Luther King and other great souls. He was plainspoken in quoting Tagore .His excerpts from Swami Vivekananda exposed is overall understanding. He has very rightly reminded us that responsibility and precise go together. He has very accurately chosen to be blunt in the Parliament. I cannot diverge with him. Our M. P's clamor for their rights; have they ever notion about their errands. Gandhi has been totally elapsed in the parliament and as such no politician can be probable to be proud when talking about Gandhi.

Prateek Pathak

Student

B.A in Media Studies

University of Allahabad