Advani blogs about Obama's visit

Senior BJP leader L K Advani today praised US President Barack Obama for his "superb" address to Parliament but lamented that he did not utter a word on Kashmir even though the issue was part of his speeches during his own election campaign in 2008.In his latest blog titled 'A global partnership', the BJP veteran said that in the course of Obama's ...

During three days in India, US First Lady Michelle Obama danced with children and then danced some more. She played hop-scotch and clasped hands with each of the 15 schoolgirls she joined for a museum field trip.Images of her dancing with the children in Mumbai ran virtually non-stop on TV and were plastered across the newspapers.For that, Mrs Obam...

A day after US President Barack Obama in his address to joint session of Parliament made references to Iran and Burma, government sources have said that there can be no bargaining game on Iran and Burma issues.They said India's position is based on national and strategic interests, adding India needs to engage Burma for our security interests. The ...

The Left may have staged protests during his visit but US President Barack Obama was "glad" to meet an Indian communist leader last evening."I am glad to meet an Indian communist. I am told that communists have been part of the (Indian) political mainstream," Obama told CPM Politburo member Sitaram Yechury at the Rashtrapati Bhawan banquet as they ...

One of the biggest news points of his India visit was US President Barack Obama's endorsement of India's bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council (UNSC).The comment has rhetorical value, stress US government sources, but it is inviting criticism from other countries.Hours after Obama left India for Indonesia, the US Ambassador Timothy Ro...

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday left New Delhi for Indonesia after his three-day visit to India, during which he announced support for New Delhi's bid for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council and asked Pakistan to bring perpetrators of 26/11 attacks to justice.Obama and his wife Michelle were given a warm send-off by Minister-in-Waiting...

US President Barack Obama is on a four day presidential visit to India, his longest overseas visit as the President. Here are the highlights of the third day of his visit.President Obama and Michelle arrive at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Prime Minister welcomes them; a 21-gun salute played out.Obamas visit the Rajghat, pay homage to Mahatma GandhiObama rea...

At the state dinner hosted by President Pratibha Patil, more than a hundred guests were met personally by Michelle and Barack Obama.Obama remarked: You don't just visit India, you experience it Obama said: I have learnt some things including the fact that Michelle will always be a better dancer! Rahul Gandhi was seated at the same table as the Obam...

To the strains of Bollywood hit number Ye Dosti Hum Nahi Todenge, US President Barack Obama attended a glittering banquet held in his honour by President Pratibha Patil at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday night.Besides Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Industrialists Mukesh Ambani, Ratan Tata, Kumaramanga...

As he paused and carefully enunciated "Lok Sabha" and "Rajya Sabha" very early in his address to the Indian Parliament, it was clear that President Barack Obama would attempt to charm with a generous sprinkle of Hindi and other things India.Very soon thereafter, he thanked India for the warm welcome to his wife Michelle and him and charmingly said,...

Amid criticism that the US did not convey to India specific information on David Headley, US President Barack Obama shared with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh results of an ongoing probe into why US intelligence agencies failed to connect the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorist to the Mumbai attacks.During their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Del...

US President Barack Obama is on a four-day presidential visit to India. During the trip, Obama got over 50,000 jobs for Americans, wooed India Inc, interacted with India's Gen Next and addressed the Indian Parliament. We take a look at some of the quotable quotes from this visit:I look forward to a reformed UN Security Council that includes India a...