Date:11/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/11/stories/2008111155520806.htm

Opinion - Letters to the Editor

Obama and India

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has made his intentions clear on not intending to make a change and, instead, adhering to follow the decades-old U.S. policy on Kashmir. Whether you have a Democratic or Republican president, the U.S. administration has a penchant for tilting towards Pakistan and internationalising a bilateral issue. His reported intention to appoint a Special Ambassador to deal with the Kashmir issue is totally unwarranted. Mr. Obama’s pet idea is a gross interference in the internal affairs of India. Patriotic Indians are proud of External Affair Minister’s blunt reply to Washington to keep off Kashmir.

T. Raju,

Secunderabad

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Many policies that Mr. Obama proposed during his campaign were against Indians. His stand on outsourcing is a great blow to the BPO companies. So is his stance on the Kashmir issue.

Sreekaryam,

Thiruvananthapuram