Okay, so Obama is not spending $ 200 million a day in India. What he is doing is spending political capital, kowtowing to another emerging power without a clear agenda.
The US and India have a lot in common: democracy, a shared interest in containing China, defeating terrorism, etc. One area where their interests diverge to a great extent is global economics. India today is the rising economic power, the US is the struggling one. So where exactly is the synergy in focusing so much on finance so much so that 90% of your delegation is business oriented and the Secretary of Defence is absent?
Clearly, Bangalore is not an area where the countries share a common interest. So while it is good that he is not visiting there, why not spend more time on the military and geo-political ties that do bind?
For similar thoughts, from an Indian point of view, check out: http://myexperimentswithindia.blogspot.com
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