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**tgs** · 05-14-2012, 06:39 AM

Dear Prasadji
American elections have different meaning for American PIO's and Indian nationals.
American foreign policy is to protect the American interest.
For eight years, from 1953 to 1961, Dwight David Eisenhower a republican America was Anti-India and that still lingers. Subsequent Democrats,Kennedy had a personal connection to India and changed the policy, Carter, and Clinton were friends of India.

The world was adjusting itself and polarization was taking place (which subsequently disappeared, thanks mainly to the fall of Berlin wall and the USSR) Then non-alignment movement was very powerful and was a tool for the power blocs. India was just developing but had a posture of socialism.

Nixon a Republican was anti-India to please China.

China was still an enigma and the cine actor president had to do a theatrical act.

Bush was not a friend of India or Indians. He refused to Honer Divali, ware as Id, and other religious festival were observed in the white house.
Obama was the first President to celebrate Divali in the white-house.

The less said about the Bush the better. He is the most ridiculed and was good neither to his people nor to others. But whatever semblance of power India got, financial or otherwise, was in this period. You must understand the slide of things here notwithstanding the Diwali celebrations.

Obama has been very friendly, and State office headed by Mrs. Clinton has been very friendly to India.
More so as friend of Afganistan they have tamed Pakistan which helps India.

Obama and Ms Hillary Clinton are a queer mix and it is difficult to say even now who derives strength from whom. Above all I am afraid Obama has the compulsion to do tight rope walking. Bush killed Hussein and Obama killed Bin Laden. It appears Pakistan has been tamed. But I strongly believe that Pakistan will ever correct itself.

05-14-2012, 06:39 AM	#30
tgs Join Date Mar 2007 Age 48 Posts 5,125 Senior Member	Dear Prasadji American elections have different meaning for American PIO's and Indian nationals. American foreign policy is to protect the American interest. For eight years, from 1953 to 1961, Dwight David Eisenhower a republican America was Anti-India and that still lingers. Subsequent Democrats,Kennedy had a personal connection to India and changed the policy, Carter, and Clinton were friends of India. The world was adjusting itself and polarization was taking place (which subsequently disappeared, thanks mainly to the fall of Berlin wall and the USSR) Then non-alignment movement was very powerful and was a tool for the power blocs. India was just developing but had a posture of socialism. Nixon a Republican was anti-India to please China. China was still an enigma and the cine actor president had to do a theatrical act. Bush was not a friend of India or Indians. He refused to Honer Divali, ware as Id, and other religious festival were observed in the white house. Obama was the first President to celebrate Divali in the white-house. The less said about the Bush the better. He is the most ridiculed and was good neither to his people nor to others. But whatever semblance of power India got, financial or otherwise, was in this period. You must understand the slide of things here notwithstanding the Diwali celebrations. Obama has been very friendly, and State office headed by Mrs. Clinton has been very friendly to India. More so as friend of Afganistan they have tamed Pakistan which helps India. Obama and Ms Hillary Clinton are a queer mix and it is difficult to say even now who derives strength from whom. Above all I am afraid Obama has the compulsion to do tight rope walking. Bush killed Hussein and Obama killed Bin Laden. It appears Pakistan has been tamed. But I strongly believe that Pakistan will ever correct itself.
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