Ask India's youth who they'd like to see as the next U.S. president, says Manu Joseph, and the answer is Barack Obama. Ask Delhi's academic class, however, and they'll tell you Republican presidents are a better fit for India's interests.
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Ask India's youth who they'd like to see as the next U.S. president, says Manu Joseph, and the answer is Barack Obama. Ask Delhi's academic class, however, and they'll tell you Republican presidents are a better fit for India's interests.
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The national media has been preoccupied with India's ongoing corruption scandal and protests, and the race to the White House has yet to capture widespread attention in the world's largest democracy.
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The national media has been preoccupied with India's ongoing corruption scandal and protests, and the race to the White House has yet to capture widespread attention in the world's largest democracy.
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Obama and his wife were warmly received during their visit to India in 2010.
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Obama and his wife were warmly received during their visit to India in 2010.
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In the lead-up to his visit, Indian officials even had coconuts removed from their trees to protect Obama from the falling fruit, acccording to the BBC.
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In the lead-up to his visit, Indian officials even had coconuts removed from their trees to protect Obama from the falling fruit, acccording to the BBC.
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While India-U.S. ties continue to deepen -- Obama (shown with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2010) has supported India's quest for a permanent Security Council seat -- some believe a Republican president is better for India.
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While India-U.S. ties continue to deepen -- Obama (shown with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2010) has supported India's quest for a permanent Security Council seat -- some believe a Republican president is better for India.
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An April editorial in The Times of India declared: "The Republican leadership doesn't care overly much about kid stuff like school grades - their business is with business, so a Mitt in the White House might mean more dollars for Delhi."
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An April editorial in The Times of India declared: "The Republican leadership doesn't care overly much about kid stuff like school grades - their business is with business, so a Mitt in the White House might mean more dollars for Delhi."
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Manmohan Singh and George W. Bush got along famously -- Bush called Singh "one of the true gentlemen in the international arena," and Singh told Bush "the people of India deeply love you," according to the New York Times.
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Manmohan Singh and George W. Bush got along famously -- Bush called Singh "one of the true gentlemen in the international arena," and Singh told Bush "the people of India deeply love you," according to the New York Times.
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Regardless of the outcome of the 2012 election, Joseph says India looks at the U.S. two-party system with envy. Hundreds of candidates from dozens of parties campaign, and their supporters ride through cities on motorbikes to lobby voters.
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Regardless of the outcome of the 2012 election, Joseph says India looks at the U.S. two-party system with envy. Hundreds of candidates from dozens of parties campaign, and their supporters ride through cities on motorbikes to lobby voters.
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Joseph also says that the killing of Osama bin Laden, and the subsequent fallout between the Obama administration and Pakistan's leadership, is viewed in Delhi as a good thing for India's security.
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Joseph also says that the killing of Osama bin Laden, and the subsequent fallout between the Obama administration and Pakistan's leadership, is viewed in Delhi as a good thing for India's security.
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