What does Obama win mean for India?

I doubt any positive effects ,the President-elect Barack Obama had made certain commitments about domestic policies but his agenda on foreign policy remains shrouded with many ‘ifs” and “buts”. Hence to make final statements on the change in administration will be premature. But there are certain points that need to be watched carefully.

I think , in place of the blustering and blundering Bush, Obama will be a welcome change. In keeping with his personality, change under Obama will be cautious, calibrated and incremental, but packaged to convey a clean break from the Bush era. Indian interests demand a new US approach on challenges ranging from the Pak-Afghan shambles to the climate crisis.

But new US policies alone cannot be enough. The multiple crises India confronts underscore the need for change there, too. When Manmohan Singh shortly meets his buddy Bush — whose proffered nuclear deal undermines the long-term viability of India’s nuclear deterrent — it will be the coming together of waning stars.