The Times of India carries a smug story about President Obama’s visit to India which starts today:
President Barack Obama hasn’t been able to drive down unemployment in America, so he’s coming to India in search of US jobs. Four days after his party suffered heavy, economy-influenced losses in Congress, the president will arrive Saturday in Mumbai, India’s booming financial center, where he will meet with local business leaders and with American executives who have traveled to India in search of billions of dollars in trade deals.
The White House hopes to announce agreements on aircraft and other exports. The administration says that jobs and the US economy are the focus of Obama’s 10-day Asia trip, a message aimed at inoculating him against any criticism that he is concentrating on foreign affairs while Americans are suffering with unemployment at 9.6 percent. He left Washington shortly after the government reported the economy added 151,000 jobs in October but still not enough to lower the jobless rate.
Obama will be speaking to a gathering of Indian and American chief executives on Saturday, and he’s expected to announce the completion of job-producing commercial deals. The US has been looking for India to finalize purchases of Boeing aircraft and marine engines produced by Caterpillar, among other exports. However, serious disagreements remain, and they appear unlikely to be resolved during Obama’s visit.
President Obama will arrive in New Delhi with his largest business delegation ever to a country. The 215-member team of US business leaders will be looking to deepen commercial ties with India. Mr Obama will also address India’s Parliament – only the second US president to do so after Bill Clinton. India is hoping for an announcement on the lifting of nuclear curbs during the visit. New Delhi has long lobbied for Washington to allow the sale of sensitive technology that was denied to the country after it conducted a nuclear test.
Taj Hotel, Mumbai: Wikimedia Commons
The US wish list includes Defence agreements worth $ 12 billion among contracts creating upto 60,000 jobs in the US, verification processes for Indian nuclear plants and Indian promises for more market access.
On Saturday night President Obama will stay at the Taj Hotel in Mumbai which was the target of the terror attack on 26th November 2008 where 173 people were killed. India will be looking for the US support for Pakistan to be less forgiving of the terrorist training camps in Pakistan.
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