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ramana wrote:UB even RSS said the same thing and folks twittered.

NEW DELHI: Days after the US President made a strong pitch for religious tolerance during an address here, US Ambassador to India Richard Verma today downplayed that it was a subtle message to India, saying Barack Obama's message was "universal" and he was speaking as much for American people as for Indians.

"This was a message that was for all people and not just people in India. It was universal. President likes to talk about these universal rights," Verma said during an interview with Karan Thapar in his programme "To the point".

I know you were being lounge'n cheek,

So for the first time, an American President has acknowledged that trying to divide India arguing about separate regions for each religion, etc, is a disastrous course. Duh!

So much for Pakistaniyat, as practised in Cash-More Valley, Godhra (where they only raise the Pakistani flag on Aug 14-15). Or of marching in Tian An Men Square.

The most significant achievement was the progress made in military and defence cooperation. The renewal of the 10-year framework for the U.S.-India Defence Relationship; the announcement of joint projects, including the co-production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and specialised equipment for military transport aircraft; the establishment of contact groups to explore co-development of jet engine technology and aircraft carrier systems, and the decision to upgrade bilateral, annual naval exercises represent substantive steps that will deepen the defence partnership.

The establishment of a hotline between the two leaders and their national security advisers are also an indicator of the two countries taking ties to a deeper, strategic level.
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Nonetheless, U.S. officials seem to appreciate the effort India’s negotiators are making in trying to resolve the civil nuclear deadlock. Many were sceptical that Mr. Modi would invest much political capital in trying to move the deal forward since it was initiated under the previous government headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh. The time and the attention the Indian side has devoted in trying to resolve differences over the nuclear liability issue shows that the Modi government is taking ownership of the deal.
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Forming the backdrop of progress on India-U.S. defence and strategic ties is undoubtedly the military and economic rise of China. The Joint Statement’s call for freedom of navigation and overflight, especially in the South China Sea, should be viewed as a veiled reference to Chinese assertiveness in the region.
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Incidentally, the Washington-based Heritage Foundation will join the Delhi-based Vivekananda International Foundation, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, the Tokyo Foundation, and the Jakarta-based Habibie Center in Bali, Indonesia, next week for a Track II Quad-Plus dialogue to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in defence, regional security and counterterrorism.
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The two sides advanced their counterterrorism dialogue and recommitted to cooperating against Pakistan-based groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). There is confusion about whether Pakistan is cracking down on the LeT front organisation, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), led by the LeT founder, Hafiz Mohammad Saeed.
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Mr. Modi has stayed away from communal politicking and has signalled that he is more interested in focussing on his economic agenda, rather than in pursuing Hindutva policies. He has taken steps to reach out to the Muslim community. For instance, during his first speech to Parliament last June, he said it was unacceptable that the Muslim minority often lagged behind the rest of the country in socio-economic terms.

But he needs to reaffirm his commitment to religious freedom and show that he is not beholden to those pushing a hardline Hindutva agenda. Failing to do so could harm the BJP government’s international reputation and dampen India-U.S. ties.

India is now entering the Asia equation which as of now is being dominated by China, a former top US diplomat and national strategist said today, days after President Barack Obama’s successful visit to the country.
A special aspect of any Asian system will be the relationship between the US and China, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during a Congressional hearing.
“Now India is entering this equation. With vast economic potential, a vibrant democracy, and cultural links to Asia, the Middle East, and the West, India plays a growing role that the United States will naturally welcome. The emphasis should be on social and political alignments, not strategic groupings,” Kissinger said.
He said the equation between United States and China is often described as one between a rising power and an established power.
“Two successive American and Chinese presidents have announced their joint aim to deal with this matter on the basis of cooperation.
Significant spokesmen in both countries have stressed the adversarial aspect. The direction taken will play a defining role in our period,” Kissinger said.
He noted in Asia, many economies and societies are flourishing. “At the same time, a number of these countries are contesting with each other over territorial claims, so far without clear limits or arrangements to constrain their rivalries. This introduces a measure of volatility to even seemingly local disputes.”
The former top American diplomat said that the US finds itself in a paradoxical situation.
“By any standard of national capacity, we are in a position to achieve our objectives and to shape international affairs,” he said.
“Yet as we look around the world, we encounter upheaval and conflict. The United States has not faced a more diverse and complex array of crises since the end of the Second World War,” Kissinger said.
“One reason is that the nature of strategy has shifted from an emphasis on objective strength, to include a major component defined by psychological contests and asymmetric war. A second reason is that the existing international order itself is being redefined,” he added.
Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, former Secretary of State Madeline Albright said, “the United States should also stay vigorously engaged in Asia, where the administration’s rebalance has reinforced commitments to allies such as Japan and the Republic of Korea, built stronger partnerships with India and the nations of Southeast Asia, created new opportunities for regional trade, and helped expand engagement with China on economic, diplomatic, and military issues.”
“The President’s historic trip to India this week cemented the positive progress we are making in strengthening another vital relationship in the region,” Albright said

krithivas wrote:Henry Kissinger cannot be forgiven until he unconditionally apologizes and acknowledges his disastrous role in the 1971 genocide and for the death of 3843 Indian soldiers that laid down their lives for the liberation of Bangladesh.

krithivas wrote:Henry Kissinger cannot be forgiven until he unconditionally apologizes and acknowledges his disastrous role in the 1971 genocide and for the death of 3843 Indian soldiers that laid down their lives for the liberation of Bangladesh.

MurthyB wrote:Sorry for the OT: But I remember reading here some years ago that there were camps run by ex-US servicemen and CIA for Khalistani terrorists, either in Virgina or South Carolina. Is there a link to an article or paper that talks about this?

Thanks

Ajatshatru wrote:"Stop Being Indian-American"!?!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/parthiv-n ... 19042.html

Absurd? But that is precisely what Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal recently suggested. In a prepared statement obtained by POLITICO, which (at the time of this writing) was scheduled to be delivered at the conservative Henry Jackson Society in London, Jindal states:

"I do not believe in hyphenated Americans." The statement further quotes him as saying, "My dad and mom told my brother and me that we came to America to be Americans -- not Indian-Americans." And, "If we wanted to be Indians, we would have stayed in India."

UlanBatori wrote:Jindal does not have to call himself an Indian-American to support India, just as Jewish ppl in the US don't have to call themselves Israeli-American to be 100% loyal supporters and even presumed-citjens of Israel. Every heard of KissMahAssinger describing himself as an Israeli-American? Ever heard all those who go genuflect b4 Her Neigh-ness Queen Eli-2 describe themselves as British-Americans? Do Americans of French descent describe themselves as French-Americans? Why do only non-whites feel compelled to be 'hyphenated"?

UlanBatori wrote:The terms have been around since the discovery of the New World, so have murder and slavery and rape, but Gov. Jindal's point is that it is not necessary to go around wearing those as chains. .

but don't impose your views on others who

and instead try to assimilate(imitate) the American(i.e. white) culture?

Where are u from?

Ulan Bator.

But no, you can't be, not with a name like that! Like, Ah'm from Yoolan Bator!

"I've lived and paid taxes in Ulan Bator since before you were in diapers, so why not?"

UlanBatori wrote:Gov. Jindal stated his view. Why feel compelled to attack him for that? I don't think Jindal has passed a law prohibiting Lousianic-Americans from stating that they are Louisianic-Americans, has he?

matrimc wrote:Arjun ji: when the Americans say Indian-Americans are not really full Americans and want to give more rights to Americans then where are we Amerigai going to be, eh?

Arjun wrote:

UlanBatori wrote:The terms have been around since the discovery of the New World, so have murder and slavery and rape, but Gov. Jindal's point is that it is not necessary to go around wearing those as chains. .

If you think of these terms as chains, don't use them yourself - but don't impose your views on others who see the terms more as a badge of honor.

Everyone needs to have pride in their origins - but at the same time subscribe to one set of national values. That is very much the Indian way - and the American way.

Arjun wrote: If you believe in Sharia over constitutional law - you do not deserve a place in America.

johneeG wrote:Well, I think the basic question is: Idea of America. What is America's identity?

If America is defined as a white country, then the non-whites will be hyphenated.
Latin-Americans

Gus wrote:no other prominent politician of other heritage does this sort of distancing from their heritage.

matrimc wrote:Is your case that if somebody calls herself Muslim-american, then by default she believes in IsIS and died not have a place in America.

The haddi in the kebab is the First amendment,myou see. there is no difference between xxxx-american and american. Period