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Monday, November 10, 2008

Obama...the New Indian President

By the TV news and front pages of newspapers here you would think Barak Obama just became India's next president. They are crazy about him and think (atleast the media) that he is going to save the world or something. The funny part is that most of the articles or news segments are slanted with Indian interest..."What Can Obama Do For India?", "Which Indian American might possibly be selected for Obama's team?", "Obama spoke to Bill Clinton about leading US/India/Kashmir relations", "Who will be India's Obama?", "India's Prime Minister spoke with Obama to congratulate him and invite him for a visit to India (the headline read: Obama may be visiting India in the near future)".
I'm not downplaying US/India relations and their great dependence on each other but for some reason I don't think Obama had India on his mind the day after winning the election...or any country for that matter. I think he was just celebrating the win.
He does have a lot to live up to though...India seems to think he is Superman!

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