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+1. And rebalancing. Getting Japanese, Asian investment in and rework of ties w/Russia etcGus wrote:the person who has been insulted decides the next move in the relationship. it will be fun watching this game. modi is not a chavez who blabbers about sulphur and devil. it will be subtle (like not thanking) and it will be a pleasure for keen folks at brf to discern these things.
Or what?TSJones wrote:You guys need to sober up.
Will you b!tch and moan about 'em darkie hindoo nationalists? Guys need to understand. Nation states dont have emotions and grievances. World is large and is big.Karan M wrote:+1. And rebalancing. Getting Japanese, Asian investment in and rework of ties w/Russia etcGus wrote:the person who has been insulted decides the next move in the relationship. it will be fun watching this game. modi is not a chavez who blabbers about sulphur and devil. it will be subtle (like not thanking) and it will be a pleasure for keen folks at brf to discern these things.
krithivas wrote:(IMO) PM Narendra Modi may visit USA if one of the two conditions are met:
1. Sen. Kerry resigns or is reassigned; or,
2. US President visits India first.
NDTV @ndtv 27m
US Ambassador Nancy Powell to Leave India This Week http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/us-am ... eek-527733 …
Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Powell would leave India on Thursday, ending a distinguished 37-year foreign service career.
Powell's two-year tenure in New Delhi was roiled by a spat between the US and India over the strip-search of an Indian diplomat in New York City that badly damaged ties.
Kathleen Stephens, a former US ambassador to South Korea, will serve as head of mission until a new permanent ambassador is nominated and confirmed.
Psaki said Stephens will arrive in Delhi in early June.
Washington Post @washingtonpost 3h
Dinesh D'Souza pleads guilty to making illegal campaign contributions http://wapo.st/1lCUnPR pic.twitter.com/1fnpWqmaNA
pankajs wrote:crosspost
-------------->NDTV @ndtv 27m
US Ambassador Nancy Powell to Leave India This Week http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/us-am ... eek-527733 …Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Powell would leave India on Thursday, ending a distinguished 37-year foreign service career.
Powell's two-year tenure in New Delhi was roiled by a spat between the US and India over the strip-search of an Indian diplomat in New York City that badly damaged ties.
Kathleen Stephens, a former US ambassador to South Korea, will serve as head of mission until a new permanent ambassador is nominated and confirmed.
Psaki said Stephens will arrive in Delhi in early June.
It is not about Modiramana wrote:
Looks like she wants to decamp before Modi's swearing in on 26 May.
No one will mind her staying till then.
She is tantamount to desertion.
Vishal Manve @vishmanve12 1h
Ready to work closely with Narendra Modi to boost strategic ties: John Kerry http://dnai.in/cdCj via @dna
Asserting that its friendship with India is "absolutely vital", the US today said it is ready to work "closely" with the Narendra Modi-led new government to strengthen strategic ties and security.
"The United States stands ready to work closely with Prime Minister Modi and the new government to promote shared prosperity and strengthen our security," Secretary of State John Kerry said.
"The friendship between the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy is absolutely vital and the United States is deeply invested in our strategic relationship. We look forward to strengthening our partnership based on common values, shared democratic traditions and the binding ties between our peoples," he said in a statement.
Kerry's statement came hours after Modi was invited by President Pranab Mukherjee to be sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India on May 26.
Kerry offered his congratulations to the BJP on its resounding victory in India's historic Lok Sabha polls and to Narendra Modi on his election as the Prime Minister of India.
"I also extend warm congratulations to all the newly elected parliamentarians," Kerry said
"When the people of India hold the biggest democratic election in human history, all the world tunes in to watch.
And what we saw has been nothing short of remarkable: more voters cast their ballots freely and fairly than any other in world history, with over 530 million Indians going to the polls," he said.
"The voice of the Indian electorate is clear and unequivocal in its call for economic opportunity and effective governance for all," the US Secretary of State said.
Kerry also said he was looking forward to visiting India soon.
"Every time I visit India, I'm struck by the vibrancy of your culture, the energy of your youth and the strength of your democratic institutions. I look forward to returning to India soon and echo President Obama's invitation to Prime Minister Modi to visit the United States at the earliest opportunity," Kerry said.
Some of the many factors complicating the issue were Rev. John Dayal, Prof. Angana Chatterjee, Prof. Suvir Kaul, Prof. Ania Loomba, Dr. Gulam Nabi Fai, ...putnanja wrote:India should put Narendra Modi visa issue behind, move on: Ex Barack Obama aide
it is easy to blame the US for a decision taken almost 10 years ago, but this was a complicated issue with many factors involved.
"The important thing now is that the United States is ready to put the decision behind it and move forward. India should too," Goel said.
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The purported snub did not exactly faze Washington, which on Tuesday, followed up President Obama's telephonic greetings to Modi and invitation to visit Washington with a more elaborate message from Secretary of State John Kerry that seemed to be aimed at burying the visa flap.
"The United States stands ready to work closely with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi and the new government to promote shared prosperity and strengthen our security. The friendship between the world's oldest democracy and the world's largest democracy is absolutely vital, and the United States is deeply invested in our strategic relationship," Secretary of State Kerry said in a statement hours after Modi was formally elected as the Prime Minister.
Kerry added that he looked forward to returning to India soon and "echo President Obama's invitation to Prime Minister Modi to visit the United States at the earliest opportunity."
When he adds "BO's boot 2 the butt-e-Kerry" pls let me know.I am struck by the vibrancy of ur culture, energy of ur youth, the noise of Paco's owners yelping, the force of Anmol's laughter ..
Karan M wrote:If a relationship was vital why did you treat it with such contempt? Indian question to US.
or at least F-16 gifts to the swamp in the west.मुंह में राम, बगल में छुरी।
Unrelated to this show, Diane Rehm should retire, if only for the sake of her health. It is a pain to listen to her broken attempts to converse.Rudradev wrote:http://thedianerehmshow.org/audio-player?nid=19317
Must listen.Diane Rhem show perfectly summarizes what the US discourse on Modi-era India, especially under a Democrat dispensation, is going to be.
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Brilliant. Thanks for sharing.svinayak wrote:
There is a BIG BIG GAME going on in a global scale
Please watch these videos
Mahbubani said that India is entering a moment of extraordinary opportunities to enhance its global standing and to improve its diplomatic and geopolitical opportunities
Can India be cunning? K Subrahmanyam Memorial Lecture
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcPJ9uNTsLw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNMAAphE9fY
Start thinking outside the box
Chinese PLA Navy ships Zhenghe and Weifang arrive at Visakhapatnam
Manchurian Candidate? (Has this became a counter mantra of "Gujarat pogroms?" in BRF?)UlanBatori wrote:Kerry claims to be struck by many things.When he adds "BO's boot 2 the butt-e-Kerry" pls let me know.I am struck by the vibrancy of ur culture, energy of ur youth, the noise of Paco's owners yelping, the force of Anmol's laughter ..
The BO SD's record now reads:
Libya - Benghazi - now V-22s going in to evacuate US embassy
Syria - US-backed rebels evacuate (their bowels) as they have to be allowed to leave under armed Syrian govt. guard from Homs.
Ukraine: One Ukraine in January 2014, now 3 Ukraines, maybe 4. All but one piece, not-US-friendly
Russia: Putin's popularity ratings now second only to NaMo's in India.
Eyerak: deterioration accelerates
Afghanistan: Racing towards total defeat
Egypt: Military dictatorship back in power AND not-US-friendly
Brazil: Not on speaking terms
Venezuela: Not even that
India: Strategic Partnership ruined; 180-degree turnaround in perception of US in India. Alienated 1.2499999 Billion (the rest are the limo-marxists and pakis of CIIS and now Berkeley).
Pretty awesome, if u ask me. The Manchurian Candidate couldn't have picked a more thorough SOS to ruin the nation.
(Rough literal translation:रहिमन वे नर मर चुके, जो सी-आई-आई-स जाय
उनते पहले वे मरे, जो चाय पार्टी अफीम खाय
TSJones wrote:You guys need to sober up.
Nice article, posting excerpts... For those who do not know, Bruce Riedel was Obama's first (in 2008) and most important expert to advice him about things like Pakistan. Apart from serving long time in CIA and with Clinton's and Bush ( WhenNS went running to US post Kargil, he was present with Clinton to tell NS off)arun wrote:Bruce Riedel in Economic Times:
Narendra Modi & Barack Obama should make counter terrorism their top joint security endeavour
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama should make counter terrorism their top joint security endeavour.
At the top of the project should be the defeat of Lashkare-Taiba and related groups based in Pakistan before they can launch another major attack.
Almost six years ago, the city of Mumbai was attacked by 10 Pakistani terrorists in the most important terror strike since 9/11. The men who masterminded the attack are still free in Pakistan and are plotting more attacks. India and America remain at risk from them.
Years of good police work and investigation have established clearly that the plot was the joint work of LeT and the Pakistani intelligence service, ISI. In the last five years some good work has been done by India and America...r<snip> Please read the article ...
Ramana, what exactly does Ombaba have to fear from Modzilla? Will Modizilla have FBI officers in Pakistan? Will Modzilla even have Raymond Davis shoot-first-ask-questions-later secret agent cowboys in Pakistan? Will Modzilla have an active drone squash the bugs and go splat program (all over the world)? Will Modzilla have the top tech military procurement process in the world? The fact is Ombaba has powers that he really doesn't even want to *use*. I think what you are really saying is that the US State Department is going to have to be more thoughtful in its approach to India in order to get any cooperation. Which I agree with.ramana wrote:I guess Ombaba better get used to Modzilla.
Over the past few weeks, representatives from India and Pakistan have been in touch both on the official track as well as backchannels, as Modi emerged as the election front-runner.
Pakistan's high commissioner, Abdul Basit, has been meeting BJP members to convey his country's willingness to engage meaningfully with India's new government, the Economic Times reported, citing unnamed government sources in Pakistan.
Jitendra Kumar, an associate of Modi's from the Hindu parent body Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, said he visited Pakistan last month to meet Sharif's foreign affairs adviser, Sartaj Aziz.
Kumar, an energy consultant in the United States, said he had frank discussions with the leaders of Pakistan.
"I seriously believe that Pakistan is interested in improving relations with India," said Kumar. "The Pakistanis are very sincere. "My expectation is that things will improve. (Modi) is a good administrator."
This is good starting point given that it can help Modi satisfy one part of his domestic constituency. This should significantly overlap with the India First constituency that wants engagements with the USA on their own merits.arun wrote:Bruce Riedel in Economic Times:
Narendra Modi & Barack Obama should make counter terrorism their top joint security endeavour
I think this news is for desi paid media consumption. I don't think even jitendra Kumar believes pakis. If he does he may be seriously flawed into thinking about paki sincerity. They are dogs whose tail is always is always wrapped. Modi knows this, all this overtures are to test the waters with Pakistan without any commitment of moving foward.svinayak wrote:India's Modi extends olive branch to Pakistan, invites Sharif to inauguration
Over the past few weeks, representatives from India and Pakistan have been in touch both on the official track as well as backchannels, as Modi emerged as the election front-runner.
Pakistan's high commissioner, Abdul Basit, has been meeting BJP members to convey his country's willingness to engage meaningfully with India's new government, the Economic Times reported, citing unnamed government sources in Pakistan.
Jitendra Kumar, an associate of Modi's from the Hindu parent body Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, said he visited Pakistan last month to meet Sharif's foreign affairs adviser, Sartaj Aziz.
Kumar, an energy consultant in the United States, said he had frank discussions with the leaders of Pakistan.
"I seriously believe that Pakistan is interested in improving relations with India," said Kumar. "The Pakistanis are very sincere. "My expectation is that things will improve. (Modi) is a good administrator."
This move is a checkmate move against PRC govt in the region.JE Menon wrote:The invitation to Saarc leaders, including Nawaz, is a serious move by Modi declaring intention. Now it is clear that the government is looking for conciliation, peaceful growth, and regional integration. Each country will now have to decide how to respond. And the relationships will evolve accordingly. But the emphasis will be on the economy, that is another signal.
What will actually happen in the months, and years, ahead depends on the inclinations of the leaderships and the entrenched institutions in those states. The ball, effectively, is now in their court and they will find it increasingly that way. There is plenty of room for mutual and common benefit.
May be all that and some more. By the way what happened to retreat from AfPak region after failing to dislodge Talibunnis. Did your ombaba swatted them as well or only innocent civilians in extrajudicial killings? Shades of Vietnam kicka$$ being repeated ad nauseum by your superior forces and power that you have but can't prevent getting your a$$ whacked out of shape elsewhere.TSJones wrote:Ramana, what exactly does Ombaba have to fear from Modzilla? Will Modizilla have FBI officers in Pakistan? Will Modzilla even have Raymond Davis shoot-first-ask-questions-later secret agent cowboys in Pakistan? Will Modzilla have an active drone squash the bugs and go splat program (all over the world)? Will Modzilla have the top tech military procurement process in the world? The fact is Ombaba has powers that he really doesn't even want to *use*. I think what you are really saying is that the US State Department is going to have to be more thoughtful in its approach to India in order to get any cooperation. Which I agree with.ramana wrote:I guess Ombaba better get used to Modzilla.
TSJones wrote:Ramana, what exactly does Ombaba have to fear from Modzilla? Will Modizilla have FBI officers in Pakistan? Will Modzilla even have Raymond Davis shoot-first-ask-questions-later secret agent cowboys in Pakistan? Will Modzilla have an active drone squash the bugs and go splat program (all over the world)? Will Modzilla have the top tech military procurement process in the world? The fact is Ombaba has powers that he really doesn't even want to *use*. I think what you are really saying is that the US State Department is going to have to be more thoughtful in its approach to India in order to get any cooperation. Which I agree with.ramana wrote:I guess Ombaba better get used to Modzilla.
Let's see:Ramana, what exactly does Ombaba have to fear from Modzilla? Will Modizilla have FBI officers in Pakistan? Will Modzilla even have Raymond Davis shoot-first-ask-questions-later secret agent cowboys in Pakistan? Will Modzilla have an active drone squash the bugs and go splat program (all over the world)? Will Modzilla have the top tech military procurement process in the world? The fact is Ombaba has powers that he really doesn't even want to *use*. I think what you are really saying is that the US State Department is going to have to be more thoughtful in its approach to India in order to get any cooperation. Which I agree with.
Oh, well, been called worse.Modi may be OK but his supporters are right-wing extremists/dangerous/bigots/unwashed/incapable of thinking (see Slimy Uneven Cohen for example)
