I have reasons to believe that in Barrack Obama every single US citizen saw a hope which could take them out of the misery created by George W Bush. The war against terror,the economic crisis led to the need of a messiah at the White house who could begin afresh and give the stars and the stripes a new direction.
Based on the present situation, it seems that all those hopes were tailor made for an idealistic environment where everything goes according to the script. Current popularity charts indicate that Obama has lost a lot of ground and he basically does not know how to steer America out of the economic slowdown and at the same time create employment and stick to his political views.
Being an Indian, it is imperative for me to understand what the only superpower in the world does and how it affects my country. Historically, USA has always been an honest bilateral partner but the reationship has been based on the situation at a particular point of time. When Pokhran happened, the relationship went to an all time low. Similarily post 9/11,relations started taking a positive turn. Based on recent events it becomes quite clear that there is some amount of tension going on between the two countries. Obama wants to ban outsourcing. He does not want jobs to be shipped out. To put his views into action, he is trying to bring in policies which will indirectly hurt India Inc. But is this only about Obama trying to fulfil what he promised? I dont think so.
Surely, USA knows that to counter China she will need India as a strong partner. The 'brutal' growth of China will outpace USA and the only way for Obama and his successor to delay it or perhaps change it is a strong relationship with India. What then makes Obama to flex his muscle and hurt the Indian IT industry? The answer lies in the Nuclear Deal. The USA wants India to involve more of its companies in the entire chain of producing nuclear power. That will lead to more number of US companies earning higher revenues. India on the other hand wants to choose from a wider base of countries. She wants to do business with other nations in the NSG. This conflicting interest is causing a lot of problem for Obama.
India on the other hand must understand that she is rightly poised to take her growth story to another level. China's growth defies economic logic and it is anybody's guess when it will collapse. India's fundamentals are strong and barring our own callousness i dont see any reason why we cant continue to grow.Is it not the right time to send a strong signal to US and tell them that we can and we will grow irrespective of their support and they MUST STOP these arm twisting tactics? Is it not the right time to send a message to the IT industry top honchos that the government wont compromise with national interest?
According to me, the time has come to stamp our authority and make America understand that they need our support more than we do because the Chinese dragon is after them and its catching up fast !
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