Truth be told , the visit of the Indian PM to US is not only over hyped but also mis-understood by many in the US administration ...
There are multiple red-herrings here, lets address them one by one ..
a) Strategic Indo-US partnership - Partnerships are built on shared values, common goals. Fact is that there is little in common between India and US. Neither do we have a shared history nor a common view of the future. A partnership based just on economic negotiations is hardly strategic. US views India as a 'market' and nothing more. India has all that she needs to build a strong future ( money, manpower, muscle), there is little value that US can add.
b) Lame duck Presidency - What can anyone achieve by talking to a lame duck indecisive President. What change can you bring about in the world when you cannot even get a budget passed in your own back backyard for many years. Meeting with Obama will yield little.
c) Nuclear Power Deal - Operationalization of the US - Indo Nuclear deal needs India to first get an agreement with Japan as much of the technology comes from Japan. With Russia and Australia already on board , there is little motivation to make any progress here.
So that brings us back to the question - what is the real intent of the visit ?
The 5 day visit is nothing more a show of raw strength by the PM to drive home a point that we are no longer a country of pushovers. Goal is to demonstrate to the world the strengths of a vast nation. Its a roadshow to re-position India ....
Right from his arrival in NY to speeches in Maddison Square and UN - there will be only one message - a spectacular show of strength. US are UN are just props here ..
As India celebrates Navratri where we worship 9 forms of shakti, our PM has chosen the same time to introduce to the world a new shakti called India.
There are multiple red-herrings here, lets address them one by one ..
a) Strategic Indo-US partnership - Partnerships are built on shared values, common goals. Fact is that there is little in common between India and US. Neither do we have a shared history nor a common view of the future. A partnership based just on economic negotiations is hardly strategic. US views India as a 'market' and nothing more. India has all that she needs to build a strong future ( money, manpower, muscle), there is little value that US can add.
b) Lame duck Presidency - What can anyone achieve by talking to a lame duck indecisive President. What change can you bring about in the world when you cannot even get a budget passed in your own back backyard for many years. Meeting with Obama will yield little.
c) Nuclear Power Deal - Operationalization of the US - Indo Nuclear deal needs India to first get an agreement with Japan as much of the technology comes from Japan. With Russia and Australia already on board , there is little motivation to make any progress here.
So that brings us back to the question - what is the real intent of the visit ?
The 5 day visit is nothing more a show of raw strength by the PM to drive home a point that we are no longer a country of pushovers. Goal is to demonstrate to the world the strengths of a vast nation. Its a roadshow to re-position India ....
Right from his arrival in NY to speeches in Maddison Square and UN - there will be only one message - a spectacular show of strength. US are UN are just props here ..
As India celebrates Navratri where we worship 9 forms of shakti, our PM has chosen the same time to introduce to the world a new shakti called India.
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