A different view about Obama's visit to India
Monday, 15 November 2010
Sheikh Rakib Uddin
US President Barak Obama's a ten-day current mission to the Asian countries, specially his sojourn in India, is considered as more politically important than economically vital for the countries concerned even during the beginning of the 21st century when the flags of the economic diplomacy are fluttering across the world. Barak Obama who took over the US President office two years ago, kicked off his journey amidst a domestic atmosphere started blowing against his favour. In the election of the US Congress Democrats lost the majority. The Republicans captured the control of the House of Representatives and expanded voice in the senate.
Obama arrived in New Delhi on November 6, on the first leg his trip to the four Asian countries. The trip covers visits to Indonesia, South Korea and Japan -all are traditional allies of the US at least for last half a century when almost all the US President paid visit to New Delhi in their efforts for forging Indo-US ties in all directions.
Obama launched his travel to the subcontinent barring all other countries in the region. Trade deals worth ten billion US dollars between the two countries were announced there in a bid to boost export and create jobs making an impression that the global super power and the Asian super power this time may be satisfied over expansion of economic ties lone. US which had trade volume of $60.2 billion with India in 2009, suffers from moderate deficit of $7.2 billion. The influential daily the New York Times described the US President's visit in Asia as an economic and trade mission predominantly.
On the second day of his stay in New Delhi, Barak Obama in his address in the Indian parliament made a dramatic announcement that had not only surprised but also upset peace-loving powers of the world, particularly the Asian nations who have been afraid of "India's expansionist and hegemony behavior". The announcement is about US backing India in its efforts of becoming a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations.
A reform proposal has been under debate for a decade to make the UN Security Council more democratic and expand it to meet the need of the changing world. The Security Council now consists of five permanent members and 15 non permanent members. Great Britain, France, Russia and China are permanent members.
Known as the executive body of the UN with veto powers enjoyed by its permanent members 15 other non-permanent are elected on this body on a rotation basis for a two-year term. One of the moves of the proposal is to expand the structure of the Security Council by increasing number of permanent members from 5 to 10 and non-permanent members from 15 to 24. Besides India, other aspirants for the permanent seats of the Security Council are Germany, Japan, Egypt and Brazil. Obama also announced that New Delhi and Washington agreed to further expand strategies to tackle all challenges and issues while winding up his visit to India before leaving for South East Asia and Far Eastern countries.
The developments are thus featured by great diplomatic and political victories for India as these will help fulfill of the long-held desires of India of becoming partners of those who determine proceedings and agenda of the world supremacy. But the other side of the scenario may be painful for the world in general and also for the Asians in particular. Obama's assurance for American total open support for New Delhi is likely to boost morale for India to be engaged in prolonged hostility with China over a lot of issues including Tibet and other territorial disputes. Probably Obama either forgot or abandoned his country's traditional friendship with Pakistan and other countries in the region that was developed in many ways sixty years back. Some observers believe US has chosen India as one of its reliable allies and new partners in its bid to expand and its battles fields in Afghanistan and other areas where the situation is going gradually out of control of the American and the NATO troops. India has accepted the American offer and lucrative gesture.
The US President has betrayed his country's commitment on the Kashmir issue given by Washington in 1948 through the UN when the problem began. The entire Muslim word has sharply reacted to the interpretation of the word 'Jehad' enunciated in the Islamic principles by given by the US President during his just concluded trip to India. The achievements and deals Barak Obama has finalized with India, neutrally speaking, are largely ignite tension and thereby destabilize the region in many ways.
US President Barak Obama's a ten-day current mission to the Asian countries, specially his sojourn in India, is considered as more politically important than economically vital for the countries concerned even during the beginning of the 21st century when the flags of the economic diplomacy are fluttering across the world. Barak Obama who took over the US President office two years ago, kicked off his journey amidst a domestic atmosphere started blowing against his favour. In the election of the US Congress Democrats lost the majority. The Republicans captured the control of the House of Representatives and expanded voice in the senate.
Obama arrived in New Delhi on November 6, on the first leg his trip to the four Asian countries. The trip covers visits to Indonesia, South Korea and Japan -all are traditional allies of the US at least for last half a century when almost all the US President paid visit to New Delhi in their efforts for forging Indo-US ties in all directions.
Obama launched his travel to the subcontinent barring all other countries in the region. Trade deals worth ten billion US dollars between the two countries were announced there in a bid to boost export and create jobs making an impression that the global super power and the Asian super power this time may be satisfied over expansion of economic ties lone. US which had trade volume of $60.2 billion with India in 2009, suffers from moderate deficit of $7.2 billion. The influential daily the New York Times described the US President's visit in Asia as an economic and trade mission predominantly.
On the second day of his stay in New Delhi, Barak Obama in his address in the Indian parliament made a dramatic announcement that had not only surprised but also upset peace-loving powers of the world, particularly the Asian nations who have been afraid of "India's expansionist and hegemony behavior". The announcement is about US backing India in its efforts of becoming a permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations.
A reform proposal has been under debate for a decade to make the UN Security Council more democratic and expand it to meet the need of the changing world. The Security Council now consists of five permanent members and 15 non permanent members. Great Britain, France, Russia and China are permanent members.
Known as the executive body of the UN with veto powers enjoyed by its permanent members 15 other non-permanent are elected on this body on a rotation basis for a two-year term. One of the moves of the proposal is to expand the structure of the Security Council by increasing number of permanent members from 5 to 10 and non-permanent members from 15 to 24. Besides India, other aspirants for the permanent seats of the Security Council are Germany, Japan, Egypt and Brazil. Obama also announced that New Delhi and Washington agreed to further expand strategies to tackle all challenges and issues while winding up his visit to India before leaving for South East Asia and Far Eastern countries.
The developments are thus featured by great diplomatic and political victories for India as these will help fulfill of the long-held desires of India of becoming partners of those who determine proceedings and agenda of the world supremacy. But the other side of the scenario may be painful for the world in general and also for the Asians in particular. Obama's assurance for American total open support for New Delhi is likely to boost morale for India to be engaged in prolonged hostility with China over a lot of issues including Tibet and other territorial disputes. Probably Obama either forgot or abandoned his country's traditional friendship with Pakistan and other countries in the region that was developed in many ways sixty years back. Some observers believe US has chosen India as one of its reliable allies and new partners in its bid to expand and its battles fields in Afghanistan and other areas where the situation is going gradually out of control of the American and the NATO troops. India has accepted the American offer and lucrative gesture.
The US President has betrayed his country's commitment on the Kashmir issue given by Washington in 1948 through the UN when the problem began. The entire Muslim word has sharply reacted to the interpretation of the word 'Jehad' enunciated in the Islamic principles by given by the US President during his just concluded trip to India. The achievements and deals Barak Obama has finalized with India, neutrally speaking, are largely ignite tension and thereby destabilize the region in many ways.