He came, He saw and He…

Nov 11, 2010

I am talking about Barack Obama and his much-hyped India visit. It seems to me that he did not come as a president of United States but as a CEO of US Inc. As much as all of us expected that he, standing in front of the Taj Mahal Hotel precinct would point blank blast at the Pakistan sponsored terrorism, nothing of that sort happened.

In a way he did disappoint the 26/11 survivors who had gathered there in large numbers. But we cannot blame him for that and we can’t be short sighted either. Besides being a faithful husband of Michelle and a loving father of two tiny kids, he also happens to be the president of an important country. (I would not call him the world’s most powerful person anymore as that place ironically goes to the Chinese premier, Hu Jintao) Also, I doubt very much if he represents hitherto a powerful nation but my own assumption is that he was here on a job hunting spree and in search of peace of mind after receiving a heavy drubbing at the recently conducted mid term elections.

As much as we had our great expectations, Obama as a president has his own compulsions too. Many would argue that he evaded the mention of Pakistan as a terrorist state but I am sure he was determined not to spill beans of bad blood by talking ill about Pakistan, else the very objective of his visit would have been defeated. As everybody knows by now, the agenda of Obama’s visit was not at the cost of disturbing his engagement with Pakistan in tackling the worst terror across the Swat valley and around the border to Afghanistan. He was bloody well aware that a word here and there would throw the whole diplomatic exercise in jeopardy. Beyond what he did by shaking a leg during Diwali celebrations at the Holy Name High school or a freewheel interaction with the students at St Xavier’s college, his agenda was very clearly about reaching out to the people of India, dancing with the differently challenged children and so on.

He is not known as a person desperate to win over the hearts of housewives in India by being a part of Diwali celebrations, or by visiting the Gandhi’s museum at Mani Bhavan. I pity those television channels that showered praises on him for his friendly interaction. Any senile businessman would have done the same. His agenda is quite extensive and perhaps what he did in transit is just a side show.

But I pity our own emotions and human sensitivities too. What doesn’t meet our eyes is what can be well called as his corrective action towards a persisting problem encountered by him day in and day out in his own country in terms of high rate of unemployment. It is not a small issue when the unemployment rate touches 9.6% in a highly developed country. He knows what the root cause is and where it lies.

He is just trying to heal those wounds or at least trying to dress them up for a while. This became clear when he announced a very big bonanza of $10 billion business deals which would help him find employment for his 50,000 people. Was he here on a job searching mission?

This reminds me of my childhood days when we were told that the mothers in the US apparently provoked their kids to eat their food on time, else all the milk and wheat would be shipped across to India. In fact they were right in what they were saying and doing. We the children of those days lived on the same milk and wheat, else we would have died of malnutrition. It is a pity that US mothers today are in a worse situation as compared to our own mothers in India. Today, not only the mothers but the whole generation of patriotic people in the United States are concerned about the high unemployment rate, hence they coax their children to pull up their socks and study well, else all the good jobs will be bagged by Indians. I am told both qualification and merit are in short supply among American youth.

Are we supposed to believe that Obama came to India to send a strong signal to Pakistan by visiting the victims of 26 November at the Taj? Surely not. Obama at this juncture is not in a position to displease Pakistani government although he would have loved to please Indians if that would guarantee his people more jobs in India. That is why exactly he said on the first day of his visit - “Business deals with India is not a one way traffic.” While he lifted the ban on export of sophisticated defense equipment to India he also categorically stated that outsourcing of jobs to India is a great concern across the US. He may not be as sympathetic towards Pakistan’s attitude and its double standards in containing the outbursts of jihadis but he should not be blamed for his double speak. Surely, what he said is not what he meant or believed.

The whole world knows, by saying that a few extremists are destroying the spirit of Islam he is simply trying to buy the confidence of Muslim countries, the confidence of Pakistan establishment in particular. At a later date if he retracts on his statement and dumps Pakistan or for that matter, talks about sending Pakistan to the ‘stone age’ (like the former president George Bush roared once before) it should not be taken as a surprise. After all, United States is capable of saying or doing that to anyone. 

What was the real agenda behind Obama’s visit to India? It is mere business, business and more business as usual and nothing else. Much as he may try to evade questions concerning Pakistan, he would be asked more questions like the one asked by Afsheen Irani of HR College in Mumbai, on why Pakistan is such an important ally of US that US has not labeled it a terrorist state? Or the question by another female student asking Obama his opinion on Jihad or questioning his own ability in sustaining his popularity back home?

For the common people however, Obama will remain as a most charismatic and most approachable person but when it comes to diplomacy and addressing the basic questions of mutual interest, we will find him evasive and Hippocratic as always. Like Omar Abdulla said, “When my father did a jig at private parties he was blamed for taking politics silly, but when the American president does the same thing, he is called a moderate and progressive politician. We are good at double standards.”

Was it a successful visit then, you may ask? It will suffice to say for now, he just came, he saw all around and he simply ducked answers from everyone, right from the media men to the last student at St Xavier’s college.

By Hemacharya
To submit your article / poem / short story to Daijiworld, please email it to news@daijiworld.com mentioning 'Article/poem submission for daijiworld' in the subject line. Please note the following:

  • The article / poem / short story should be original and previously unpublished in other websites except in the personal blog of the author. We will cross-check the originality of the article, and if found to be copied from another source in whole or in parts without appropriate acknowledgment, the submission will be rejected.
  • The author of the poem / article / short story should include a brief self-introduction limited to 500 characters and his/her recent picture (optional). Pictures relevant to the article may also be sent (optional), provided they are not bound by copyright. Travelogues should be sent along with relevant pictures not sourced from the Internet. Travelogues without relevant pictures will be rejected.
  • In case of a short story / article, the write-up should be at least one-and-a-half pages in word document in Times New Roman font 12 (or, about 700-800 words). Contributors are requested to keep their write-ups limited to a maximum of four pages. Longer write-ups may be sent in parts to publish in installments. Each installment should be sent within a week of the previous installment. A single poem sent for publication should be at least 3/4th of a page in length. Multiple short poems may be submitted for single publication.
  • All submissions should be in Microsoft Word format or text file. Pictures should not be larger than 1000 pixels in width, and of good resolution. Pictures should be attached separately in the mail and may be numbered if the author wants them to be placed in order.
  • Submission of the article / poem / short story does not automatically entail that it would be published. Daijiworld editors will examine each submission and decide on its acceptance/rejection purely based on merit.
  • Daijiworld reserves the right to edit the submission if necessary for grammar and spelling, without compromising on the author's tone and message.
  • Daijiworld reserves the right to reject submissions without prior notice. Mails/calls on the status of the submission will not be entertained. Contributors are requested to be patient.
  • The article / poem / short story should not be targeted directly or indirectly at any individual/group/community. Daijiworld will not assume responsibility for factual errors in the submission.
  • Once accepted, the article / poem / short story will be published as and when we have space. Publication may take up to four weeks from the date of submission of the write-up, depending on the number of submissions we receive. No author will be published twice in succession or twice within a fortnight.
  • Time-bound articles (example, on Mother's Day) should be sent at least a week in advance. Please specify the occasion as well as the date on which you would like it published while sending the write-up.

Comment on this article

  • adshenoy, mangloor

    Tue, Nov 16 2010

    The Indian mangoes were never allowed in US untill recently because US import restrictions. The US is a very cunning trading partner. It cannot afford to manufacture in USA because of extreme labour costs. That is why it imorts goods from China and other nations.
    Indias outsourcing is a clear example as to why American companies want to outsource. To improve the bottom line.
    America cannot be trusted in trade agreements or otherwise. It changes tables as it likes because of its imperialisic ego. It makes and breaks agreements as it fits.
    When it does not get want it wants it even does not hesitate to wage wars to get it. Trade or invade attitude.
    Iraq is a clear example.
    India is a big mnarket for it to sell arms and ammunitions and all the high priced, high profit margin goods including aircrafts and technological items. If America was real it should not sell arms to otgher nations,eg India and Pakistan.
    In essence America cannot be trusted agreements or no agreements or otherwise. Don't they punish and hang politicians through World Courts for war crimes but US never allows its politicians or military to be tried in world courts and its not even a member state.
    America is a country of double standards,unilateral and has an imperialistic agenda.
    Fortunately or Unfortunately American might is in the decline economically, holding on militarily and the fight for supremacy lives on.

  • Justin Lobo, Bangalore

    Mon, Nov 15 2010

    To Bulsam Mangalore, Saudi Arabia bought fighter jets from United Kingdom and the ruling family of Saudi Arabia took bribe from U.K., supplier. When inquiry was going on the Rulers of k.s.a involved and stopped investigation. This was last year 2009 or 2010 beginning. You are cooking half truth. Muslims stabbed Gandhi from the back and the wound's are not yet healed. The person who stabbed in front got his punishment and Gandhi died. Terrorism started since 1400 years throughout the world. President Barrak Hussain Obama will rule his term of 4 years and that is his end. Already lost voters confidence.

  • Charles D'Mello, Pangala

    Mon, Nov 15 2010

    Good Article. No doubt this visit was a business visit. Yes, bilateral business if profitable to both the countries, but I do not understand spending a fortune on defense equipments !!?? Are we still living in Tribal era ..!!!??? Cant we solve the issues with neighbouring countries by dialogues ???? Let us use Tax payers money to fight poverty and not with neighbours.

  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Mon, Nov 15 2010

    India is not a colony of any
    empire and no nation can forcefully
    dump their goods in India, because
    India is sovereign nation.

    In any bilateral trade agreement,
    both sides have equal strength to
    play the game plan of preserving
    their interests.

    Many consumber goods now being imported
    from China to the U.S. market can
    be imported from India to
    reciprocate the exports from
    the U.S.A. to India.

    For example, no nation can fly any
    number of commerical flights to
    other nations. It is based on a
    bilateral agreement of flights, almost the equal number of landings
    from both countries.

    If the U.S is trying to export
    100 billion dollars worth of
    goods from the U.S., then India
    has the moral right, based on
    proper negotiations to export the
    equal amount or more worth of
    goods to the U.S.

    Now many people are afraid that
    America is going to act like the
    former British empire did, which
    is an unfounded anxiety.

    U.S. trade balance with majority
    of the countries is highly
    unfavorable for the U.S., and that
    is causing greater economic alarm
    for the whole nation.

  • adshenoy, mangloor

    Mon, Nov 15 2010

    (Contd) Mahatma Gandhi had said "Industrialisation never grows food, agriculture does". How true. Industrialisation cannot be sustainable in the long run. While India opens its economy to the world under globalisation mantra western nations are lining up offering once hidden technologies which basically makes money for the crumbling economies of the West or so called developed nations. India must walk a fine line, never to over adventure in industry but boost its agro-culture because we need to feed the 1.2 billion mouths.
    Once a curse, Indian population now an asset to the western nations to mass marketing cosmentics to household applianaces to cars.
    Indias giant economy will now feed the western populations to put food on the table. Trust me these are not "boxing day packaging" unlike the west.
    Brazil, China, India are the cradles of survival for the past "have nations" a help coming from previopus "have not nations" such as ours.
    Once devided world now trying to join in to the credit of western nations. Greedy nations need money for their populace.
    Bluntly put they come, they reap and then go.

  • adshenoy, mangloor

    Mon, Nov 15 2010

    The highly organised and well knitted "western economies" America included forged an alliance called EEC- European Economic Commision and entirely ruled the earth financially and other military alliances and industrial domination. Industrial revolution made them money to prosper.
    World domination and driving their economies is the prime purpose. The so called"developed" world clearly dominated other nations India included.

    The later so called genorosity is like "Boxing day" after Christmas. Packing the left overs to the poor nations. America dominated world nations with close knit policies favouring western nations, Japan included and build their wealth at the expence of the "left over world". India was basically robbed by the British and then came the onslaught of poverty. Technically India was choked. "Self reliance" was the doctrine of our netas like Pandit Nehru. And we wanted self relinace to be self sufficient and this took many many years. To some extent it succeeded but never kept up to. India strived and strived and educated the young. India started growing but at very slow pace.

    Western economies climbed the peak and started weakning. Then came the G7, G8, G10 and now G20 in the side lines. Knowing western economies are crumbling the new "mantra"- FREE TRADE. Then came "globaliisation" phenomenon for the Survival of the so called developed nations. These nations are in debt, can not feed the population, social programs bankrupt. Now India is the bread basket.

  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 15 2010

    Last 75 years, US & Europe developed the industrial mass production technology and fine Technology in war machineries. They sold the industrial products to the rest of the world and the war machines to the dictators, kings and militants including other foolish conflicting nations like India and Pakistan. In these 75 years, the receiving nations become from under-developed/developing to debt-ridden nations extending their begging bowls to the same war machine suppliers who made them reach to that state. On the other hand, the Western nations rapidly and systematically developed their infrastructures, industrial townships, tourism industries, research centers, consumer industries and shrewdly exported the major portions of their goods to the under-developed nations. However, India did not fall for their pep talks but used red-tapism to balance their trade. We too tried our hand in industrial development but the Western countries tried to block the technologies to depend on them. However, with meager resources, painstakingly our scientists overcome the shortfalls.
    You the young India do not know how poor this country was when the British left India. A handful of tiled houses were luxury and the rural India were extremely poor like what you see those very poor nations in National Geography. With so many odds, we have made it to this stage. If we all become united, check population, educate the rural folks & stop corruption, definitely we will become a developed nation. Jai Hind!

  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Sun, Nov 14 2010

    Mr. Peter Silvera: The great
    Britain ruled India, took all the
    raw materials from India for a very
    low price, and produced goods
    and sold back in India and other
    British colonies, thus the so called " Great Britain " literally
    exploited the colonies.

    India belonged to the
    list of third world countries with
    a very low per capita income even
    until thirty five years back.

    When India got independence, our
    leaders, due to the fear and
    apathy towards the former bitter
    experience of British colonoialism,
    steered India's destiny through
    a novel political ideology of
    "socialism", never
    truly implemented even in Europe.

    How many car companies we had
    forty years back? How many years
    we had to wait to drive a Fiat (13 years-Ambassdor 3 years, in those dyas). Pandit Nehru and his
    right hand person V. K. Krishna
    Menon never believed in a free
    enterprise system as we are
    experimenting now, and the prosperity being enjoyed by the
    masses of India.

    I do rember very well the food
    stortage of the 60s, and the
    massive supply of food grains
    supplied from the U.S. I am not
    talking about the U.S. foreign
    policies, but the humanitarian
    side of the U.S, which you
    can't fully tolerate. As I have
    the full liberty to express my
    opinion, you have the same freedom
    to berate it. But the truth can't
    be hidden under a bushel.



    (Ambassdor 3 years)


  • Peter Silvera, Goa/Portugal

    Sun, Nov 14 2010

    Thank you Mr. Mathew Singh & Mr. AS Mathew for reminding of yesterdays India, which is forgotten by today’s India. After the Independent We did not took care of ourselves in India and We all Indians of that generation should take full responsibility for it we were a begging bowl in this world and people may not accept the truth. Our Generation was saved by Donated food from America & kindness from western countries. When I got a job in 1957 in a cargo ship we had nothing to sell to the world all cargo Ships used to unload tons of donated food and used items in Indian ports and used to return empty. We should be grateful to the people who saved us from starvation.

  • Hemant Dordi, Nippani/Karnataka

    Sun, Nov 14 2010

    RSS is like old Nazi outfit of Germany Which brought disgrace to Germans by killing & looting Roma people (Indian origin Europeans), Jewish people & Gypsies of Europe or like & cross burning neo Nazi Ku Klux clans of America. Which brought disgrace to Americans So people of good will should disassociate them from RSS. Live and enjoy the fruits of free & diverse world

  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Sat, Nov 13 2010

    The U.S. was so generous to open
    the the largest single market
    place in the world with the same currency and
    language to products from all
    parts of the world.

    To help the poor countries, many
    of their products were imported
    duty free.

    The U.S. gave a military umbrella
    to Japan and South Korean so that
    those countries could fully
    concentrate on industrial growth,
    and their products were easily
    sold in the U.S.

    South Korea is selling an huge
    volume of their cars in the U.S.,
    but last year the U.S. sold less
    than 7000 cars in Korea.

    If all the nations are selling
    their products here, and the U.S.
    can't sell their products in other
    countries, that will create a
    dangerous trade imbalance which
    will undermine the U.S. growth, and
    that will lead to an economic collapse.

    For the mere survival, the U.S. will be forced to take drastic actions in bilateral trade with other countries.

    Those countries which are not
    interested to open their market for
    U.S. goods in a reasonable way,
    will be treated differently with
    specific restrictions of their
    imports to the U.S.

    No nation can survive for long
    with high debt and spending money
    on foreign-made goods for ever.

    According to ABC news, over 20
    millions jobs have gone to China
    from the U.S. during the last
    20 years. For example, China makes
    1/3 of the world socks consumption,
    but years back, Ft. Payne, Alabama
    in the U.S. was called the socks
    capital of the world.

  • Rakesh Shetty, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 13 2010

    @ Nagesh - India is not RSS country and don't you dream the country is developing because of RSS. This organization is always into dividing the country based on religion. We call India as " Unity in Diversity" and RSS is always into breaking that unity into pieces.
    In 2001, in of the summit, one of the RSS leaders was addressing the Indian Christian priests not to wear their habitat . Instead wear " Kaavi" as a symbol of Indian Saadhu santhas. Well, Advani, so called the RSS leader too said in one of the summit " Let the Muslim go to Pakistan, Christian go to Europe, India is the country of Hindus" –
    Nagesh, Do you call your RSS into developing or dividing the country?
    My question to RSS leaders, when they talk about the clothes of Indian priests, have they forgotten about them wearing shorts which comes from British?
    When RSS were killing men, women and children recklessly, do you call as the one who is into developing the country? Dear Nagesh, RSS is twice banned association is still alive because of the corrupt politicians.
    Do not connect Hinduism to RSS. Hinduism encourages honesty and non violence, peace where as your RSS is filled with full of hate, and spoiling the country. Being a Hindu, I would call RSS as threat and terroristic association filled with ruthless people.


  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 13 2010

    Like East-Indies British, the West-Indies USA represented by Obama was here to trade with the over-populated Asian countries including India. Their only agenda is to sell their unique and high-tech products to the developing and underdeveloped nations at very huge profits. USA is where they are today is not just happened but through straight and dirty means. They are very secretive and shrewd and they will do anything, yes anything, to sell their technologies and products to get big returns to their country.
    Neither India nor Pakistan should trust USA. Our Prime Minister knew this and responded to Obama’s visit with care to balance the equation. In this 60 years India developed its technology, technically high human resources, self-sufficiency and to cement them all a stable and strong democracy. The credit should go to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and his team of leaders and advisors. He taught us to stand on our own strong legs and now the world, including the USA cannot shake internally quite strong India any more.

  • Dr.Anand and Geeta Pereira, Sakleshpur

    Fri, Nov 12 2010

    Thank you Hemacharya for this nice article with depth and substance . In a global world man made boundaries slowly disappear and the integration of the world economy into one single currency will be the order of the day.the challenge would be to distribute wealth in equal proportions so that the population remains productive.

  • Navin B, Kaup

    Fri, Nov 12 2010

    Dear Shriman Nagesh Nayak,u seem to be an ardent Follower of RSS.The agenda of RSS is just to break the secuar fabric of the Country.Let Good Lord give u some kind of WISDOM

  • adshenoy, mangloor

    Fri, Nov 12 2010

    Imperialist America invades countries one way or another. Those who oppose and are weak it invades them militarily. Those who are strong and oppose it invades by marginalisation and uses propaganda. Those who dont tag along with it and strong, it invades by enonomic marginalisation. Those who tag along with it,it invades economically behaving as a friend.

    USA is the oldest CONTROLLED DEMOCRACY. World domination is its motto. It gives in one hand and takes it from another hand.
    Those who admire America do not understand America.
    Does anyone understand JUD, a front charitable organisation of LET of Pakistan?

    Today America has no money. It currency is falling in value. China holds America economically and financially. America is indebted to China who is a lender to America.

    If China pulls the plug America's demise is certain.

    At the same time China wants America because it can export cheap goods and with its deliberate low currency value. China is condsidered as a modern economic power.
    Its military is large and powerful but mostly secrertive. America in a way is afraid of China.
    To counter China's economic expansion America wants a check and now it uses India a pawn. It knows the rivalry between China and India.
    India also is developing comradeship with America because it does not like China. India wants a security council seat for permanent membership but currently US is the obstacle. USA does it knowingly because it wants the India's market to say YES.

  • Narayan Mistry, Udupi/Hongkong

    Fri, Nov 12 2010

    It is the custom & tradition of every elected President/Vice President, State Governors and City mayors to take business delegations to other countries to generate more business and jobs to American companies & people. Indian people should elect highly educated,well traveled, un-currupt young people among them and send business & cultural delegations to all countries and should bring more higher paying jobs and business to it millions of population and to be grateful & Thank American people for their donations of oatmeal and powder milk.

  • Brian Rodrigues, Mangalore/Dubai

    Fri, Nov 12 2010

    As you all know, India has the 2nd fastest rate of growth in the world. As being the President of American, it was a shrewd strategy to be as diplomatic and friendly with Indian Cos. and Indians, as they require our help to bring down their employment rate. Anyway I feel he will make a make difference to the world politics.

  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Fri, Nov 12 2010

    Mr. Mathew Singh: You have
    brought up a great topic hidden
    in history, totally unknown to
    this generation.

    I was lucky to have my lunch packet
    while attending schools, but it was
    a daily show to see the school
    children sitting on the floor with their
    vessels brought from home to get
    a serving of warm milk and solid
    food mix of soybeans, corn and such
    other food items.

    Before India got self-sufficiency
    in food production, jute bags
    with rice and wheat from Louisina,
    Kansas and Texas kept the millions of Indians from the pangs of hunger.
    Also through CARE, Catholic
    World Relief, Lutheran World Relief etc, the U.S. supplied millions
    of pounds of food items. (the writing in blue ink was "donated by the people of America")
    The U.S. wrote off many of her
    loans to India, and donated ship
    loads of food materials in times of
    national food shortages through
    Public Law 480.

    My Dad
    used to get free subscription of
    "U.S. Reporter" and " Span" magazine, and the amount of
    donations from the U.S. to India
    was of staggering proportion.

    Even though the U.S. is faced with
    a great economic crisis, in her
    days of prosperity and affluence,
    American has sent millions of tons
    of food, medicine, and financial
    helps to all the third world countries, especially to India.

    No other nation has done such
    charity to other countries in their
    distress.

    The U.S. took the pain and sacrifice to rebuild
    Europe and Japan after the second world war.




  • Mathew Singh, Beliz/Central America

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    Majority poor working class people make up all nations. 45 years ago we Indians were a very poor country. Poorer then the present day central/sub Saharan African countries. Evan though Our government was supporting godless hungry communist soviet union We the poor students in all public & government added school ate American people sent oatmeal (Sajiga) cooked in American soybean oil and American powder milk. That was the only nutritious meal we had on those days. Younger generation should ask their parent how much direct American Government aid & private aid India has received over the years. With all our progress we may not or never able to return it back to Americans. With all its financial down turn still America feeds many Indians in India & all over the world. Always responds to needs. May God Bless America

  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    Nagesh Nayak, Why you have to brng in hinduism and RSS in this topic. RSS is a threat to the very basic existance of India. They only know how to devide and spread hate. Division and hate will hinder development. Yeddi's hands are tied by Reddys. Look at mulsim arab countries. They are rich. We Indians are working in these countries to earn our living and send money to our country. If all citizens of a country are living together then only we can call that country as united. You are a fan of RSS and thats your right. But you cant advocate that RSS is patriotic. They killed Gandhi and now they want to kill Indian muslims and Chrisitians. RSS is an untouchable organisation as far as we are concerened. India belongs to Indians in its true sense and not to RSS or higher caste people like you. I am proud of my country and I love my country more than you do. You are an Aryan and you must get out of my country first as you invaded my homeland. I am a convert but I am aborigin of my country. Foreigners have no place in our soil. We have driven British, French and Portuguese out of our soil and we are capable of driving Aryans too back to Central Asia from where they came. You cant re write the history to your tone. Many a have tried to re write the history but miserably failed. As long as people like you who only beleive in hate and communualism live in India, there shall not be peace. So we cant treat this symptom. We have to eradicate the venom and devision.

  • adshenoy, mangloor

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    Rightly Obama and his entourage came to India as an AMERICAN PRESIDENT and CO. I hope Manmohan Singh singh does not allow raping of India by Americans.
    Americans are like locusts they clean up the green grass whereever they get and move on.
    They are not interested in India or Indians except themselves.

  • Antony T. D' Souza, Karkala / Qatar

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    At this juncture important question is, Who Needs Who ? Previously India to America 10-90% but now it has emerged almost 50-50. Yes or Not, you can scale out from the purpose of Obama’s recent visit.
    Against Obama’s commercial visit.. India too reaped rich harvest earned support of US for a permanent place on the UN Security Council. India has been lobbying for a permanent seat for years.
    Secondly, US aims India to keep rising as an essentially pro-American, pro-democratic, military and economic power in Asia in order to hedge against China. India needs Washington’s naval presence in the Indian Ocean, in the South China Sea, as a way to keep India being surrounded by China. Because China is building deepwater ports to the west of India and Pakistan, to the east of India and Bangladesh and Burma, and to the southeast of India in Sri Lanka. So Washington, New Delhi has to put collaboration in place for a strong, continued, American naval presence in the region for years to come.
    Obama had to play a tight rope because every counties in the world are America’s neighbors. It can not offend nor it can defend at the cost to its each neighbor in a foreign country.
    Therefore, dear Hemacharya, from the above you may conclude that Obama’s visit was MORE THAN that which you coined as probably “commercial marketing”

  • Girish Kumar, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    The author of the article seems to be dissappointed that Obama came for business purposes only. What other reason is there? If Manmohan singh visits USA it better be to further India's interests - to create more jobs for Indians. This is why we elect leaders.
    Individuals may have friends or enemies but nations should never have permanent friends or enemies......only permanent interests.

  • Satish Chandra, Buffalo, NY, U.S.A.

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    Despite Obama's lying to the American public, no sales deals to India have been signed or will be signed because of what I have said below which is also responsible for his support of India's permanent membership of the U.N. Security Council :-

    1) India's njgger-slave, traitor service chiefs who are constantly talking of threats from India's 'neighbors' must be shot on the spot. The United States is EVERYBODY's neighbor. It has already invaded and occupied Afghanistan, a part of traditional India and will expand its occupation to the rest of the subcontinent.
    Was Britain India's neighbor? I am India's expert in strategic defence and the father of India's strategic program, including the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan means the coast-to-coast destruction of the U.S. by India see my blog titled 'Nuclear Supremacy For India Over U.S.' which can be found by a Yahoo search with the title for steps I have already taken for the nuclear destruction of New Delhi and then the coast-to-coast destruction of the U.S. and extermination of its population.
    Russia and other white countries are U.S. allies. These are the enemies to destroy. All other enemies will be taken care of automatically.
    Conventional arms are worthless for destroying the United Sates. Nuclear arms to destroy the United States with a FIRST STRIKE this is the key are cheap and easy to produce with technology India already has. Prepositioning by its special forces a couple of nuclear bombs in Washington and New York and letting the world know we have done so will give India freedom to test thermonuclear weapons designs, ICBMs, etc., as much as it wants, though India already has this freedom but for the njgger-slaves. Alternatively, twenty kiloton bombs can be prepositioned in the largest U.S. cities and then Washington and New York destroyed with the warning that additional U.S. cities will be destroyed if there is any retaliation. The nuclear destruction of New Delhi without waiting is all that is needed to make India win.
    My blog above answers all questions. The author's biography can be found in Marquis' Who's Who in the World (2010 and earlier editions). Satish Chandra

    2) I am India's expert in strategic defence and the father of India's strategic program including the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. In my blog titled 'Nuclear Supremacy For India Over U.S.' which can be found by a Yahoo search with the title I wrote: The refusal by pieces of filth such as Advani to recognise the United States as India's number one enemy is sustained by thousands of C.I.A.-RAW-inspired headlines in India's media such as "Indian-American becomes Governor of Louisiana" which should instead say "Indian rewarded for conversion to Christianity with governorship: As reward for conversion to Christianity at age 18, as Americans themselves admit and his numerous published essays and articles on his conversion, Indian made Secr

  • Jerry Moras, Canada

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    Watch BBC tried to portray - more than 10% unemployment.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-11732328

  • agnes, mangalore

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    yes, finally, India got an assessment certificate from Mr.Obama. "India is a developed country" Are n't you happy?
    The word missing in the title is He danced

  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    Mr. Abraham Coutinho: Now the
    people of America did learn some
    basic and hard lessons of money
    as you have stated.

    Now, the saving rate is increasing
    to a higher level, and that also
    is causing another problem of less
    circulation of money in the economy
    which will slow down the cycle of
    boom.

    In India, credit was tight and
    it was issued only to people with
    asset or a regular income, whereas
    in the U.S., banks were issuing
    credit cards like popcorns to every
    Dick and Harry, based on their
    credit rating. When the real estate bubble was bursted, it was
    the beginning of the end of
    plastic card led lifestyle of the
    middle class and poor people.

    The working middle class of India
    is the backbone of the economy,
    and if they try to live beyond
    their means, by leaning on a lifestyle of credit, they will be
    caught up in the same vicious
    circle.

    When I talked with my cousin who
    had a business in Bombay, now
    retired in Kerala, but having
    financial stress to continue a
    decent lifestyle due to the lack
    of money. He said that both of
    his chldren are single, making
    big income, but they complain that
    for their lifestyle of fancy
    cars, vacations etc, they don't have
    enough money, and still expecting some handover from him. This trend
    in India will lead to certain
    economic crisis in the future,
    atleast for a certain group of
    the society. It is the fundamental
    principal for a healthy lifestyle
    simply live within our means.

  • Harini,

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    Unfortunately,the article was written without much knowledge. Do the research before you write such articles...

  • Abraham Coutinho, Mundkur/Bombay

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    Yes, Obama came for his benefit. While taking some orders for Boing etc, creating jobs, he also has to open doors of his technologies for India & remove sanctions imposed on Indian Techincal/Research Institues like DRDO etc., Not , he only gained. We also not lost.

    Indian domestic savings is highest. In USA it is nil.
    We save from mothly salary. They spend all weekly salary. No saving. It's not needed for them. If un-emplyed claim Dole. You will get it. For old age there is medical and pension. Then why they should save now? They live on credit(card)while in Indian philosophy do not die in debt. Here, to buy a flat put up 30% your own saving. Rest is loan. So 30% is Safety Net. In USA it was NIL. So the econony based on Credit System crashed. Un-employment increased. Obama has to take care of his people. So he came here. He did say about Terrorism but not referred Pakistan is that. He needs foot hold in Asia in Pakistan as India is a long time freind of Russia. So for Obama it is a balancing act.

    USA Charter of Demand (Constitution) does not impose any duty on parents to take care of their childrens' education beyond certain level - say High School. Then children are on their own. Grown up. Independent. Enjoy. Marry. In certain cases they enter Graduation/College then to get job promotion. Our Software Techs work off hours for them. Now USA mother may tell her child. "Do yr home work well & go college, else those Indian children will un-employe & fast you".

  • Michael Pinto., Puttur/Dubai

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    I strogly agree with Mr, Mathew and Mr,Hemacharya. just you danced with some childrens ,it dosen't mean that he is so concerned about indian paople.I think people of india and the media should know why obama visited india. it is just a pure business. USA just don't care whether you are a indian or pakistani or any religion, they just care about their own benifits.

    I like only one thing during this obamas visit that is the way Dr, Manmohan singh responded to Obamas allegations.  I hope at least now our politicians will learn something from this visit.

  • Stan Ageira, Mulki / Dubai

    Thu, Nov 11 2010

    Superb analysis by Hemacharya, in a class of his own, more salt than a pinch. The article is a wake up call. Obama's visit was not worth tax payers money!

  • gyaneshwar, indore

    Wed, Nov 10 2010

    but respectful Mr obama don't care Indian feelings at all they hided himself in economic and generating jobs in usa they didn't emphasis on India's poverty and unemployment

  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Wed, Nov 10 2010

    INDIA IS ALWAYS THE BEST COUNTRY TO LIVE.

    IN THE PAST : DIAMONDS, GOLD & ALL OTHER PRECIOUS STONES WERE SOLD ON FOORPATH.

    INDIA WAS ABUNDANT IN NATURAL RESOURCES.

    LATER ALL RESOURCES WERE SMUGGLED TO WESTERN COUNTRIES .

    NOW: INDIA IS STRONGEST COUNTRY.

    BARAK OBAMA VISITED INDIA FOR THE SURVIVAL OF USA.

    HE NEVER SHOWN LOVE TOWARDS INDIA.

    HE STILL SUPPORTS PAKISTAN TO CURB INDIAS DEVELOPMENT.

    INDIA WILL EMERGE STRONG TILL HINDUISM, LEADERS LIKE SHRIMAAN NARENDRA MODIJI, SHRIMAAN YEDIYURAPPAJI, ORGANISATION LIKE RSS ARE EXISTS.

    JAI HO RSS.

    JAI HO RSS.

  • Nancy, Belman

    Wed, Nov 10 2010

    Obama did for his Country.

    Can we all common people do for ourselves and for our country by demanding option "none of the above" in voting machine in next elections so that all currupted politicians won't rule our nation?
    I am really frustrated by reading/watching/looking how these politicians are spening tax payers money for their own benefits.

  • Kapil K Kella, Ahmedabad

    Wed, Nov 10 2010

    "Crisis is the opportunity." A well known Chinese philosophy! Obama tried his level best and did his mind game by uting this philosophy in all possible ways he could during his Indian visit. You come to another country with the intention of observing that country's weaknesses and turning them to the opportunity for your country and you call it a strategic partnership and bilateral relationship...!! We were expecting the nobility and you were only sounding the business and kept saying that in business there are no free lunches...

  • sudheer, mumbai

    Wed, Nov 10 2010

    he visited for the best cause i.e business which is beneficiary to both parties.what else would be better cause than this.Do you want him to donate money to the beggars in india.

  • Yogi, Navi Mumbai

    Wed, Nov 10 2010

    Omar Abdulla said, “When my father did a jig at private parties ... We are good at double standards.” Surely Mr. Obama was doing a jig at a 'private party'! And he was hardly an enthusiastic Fred Astaire in fact he stepped onto the floor rather reluctantly, and only because he was cajoled by the school children. Let us not run down something that deserves nuanced and better understanding.

  • Kshamaa Iyengar, Bangalore / Jaipur

    Wed, Nov 10 2010

    Very interesting article.But now a days people respect the ones who possess money or so called power ( ? )unfortunately without knowing the real inner personalit of the person.
    Expecting TOI to publish intelligent articles of standards
    kshamaa

  • Your Boss, Bhopal

    Wed, Nov 10 2010

    Everyone has to take care of their own constituents, just like mamata banerjee.

  • Johnson J, India

    Wed, Nov 10 2010

    So you didn't know it was a business visit? If not why would he visit Mumbai first instead of meeting the PM on Day 1? Why would he not land in Delhi first? Connect the dots sir. Your article is time consuming without ielding any good results in the minds of the well IQ-ed people. It may fascinate the norm life people, and of course they seem to be your target audience. Hu Jintao is not the world's most powerful man either. Power is measured in terms of control over the future area of the world. Obama is one, apart from the Pope. If you did not know then the Vatican does send critical s to NASA on what to do and what not to do. It's just not the way you see sir.

  • A.S.Mathew, U.S.A.

    Wed, Nov 10 2010

    While weighing the purpose of
    President Obama's visit, it was
    more of a trade expansion visit.

    Before the fall of Russian empire,
    every U.S. President visited India
    with a solid intention, not to
    let India shift far to the left
    and blindly march with Russia.
    That problem is over with, but
    now, the U.S. is faced with another
    dangerous predicament of economic
    collapse, and to avert it, the U.S.
    must have closer relationship
    with another fast growing economic
    power and an open market for her
    products to create jobs.

    If the U.S.and India open the doors
    for a bilateral free trade, it can
    make both countries prosperous, also
    it can put a break to the unprecendented economic growth of
    China.


Leave a Comment

Title: He came, He saw and He…



You have 2000 characters left.

Disclaimer:

Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. Daijiworld.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that sending false messages to insult, defame, intimidate, mislead or deceive people or to intentionally cause public disorder is punishable under law. It is obligatory on Daijiworld to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using daijiworld will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will Daijiworld.com be held responsible.