U.S.-India Ties: A Long Road for Obama  

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Pant, Harsh V.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Far Eastern Economic Review vol. 172 no. 9 (Nov. 2009), page 45.
Topik: Barack Obama; India; United States; Afghanistan; Pakistan; Taliban

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Barack Obama says he regards India and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh "as part of his family." "This is the reason why I decided to invite Manmohan Singh, who I admire a lot, on the first state visit of my presidency on Thanksgiving Day," Mr. Obama told prominent Indian-American leader Sant Chatwal recently. Indian media prominently carried this statement, and given the importance Indians tend to attach to family connections, much is being read into the symbolism of Obama's invite. As the Indian prime minister prepares to be the first state guest of the Obama presidency on Nov. 24, both sides are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the visit lives up to the hype. Will all the pomp and ceremony be sufficient to gloss over widening policy differences between the two states? The visit comes at a time when there is a real concern that Indo-U.S. ties are adrift. Even a year after Mr. Obama's victory, Indians have yet to gain comfort with his presidency. India continues to pine for George W. Bush, whose single-handed reversal of the entrenched U.S. hostility towards India on Kashmir and nonproliferation makes him one of the most important U.S. presidents for India.

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