India's answer to the world after Obama's visit.

          When on 6th of November world’s most powerful leader’s Air Force one landed at Mumbai airport with forty planes and six armored cars, it was the 'biggest ever by a US President'

          Everyone was dumfounded, many people found Indian politician tiny in front of him, but these three days of Barack Husain Obama’s stay in India have changed entire world’s perception for India and compelled the most powerful president to say that he has created 50,000 jobs back home.

          The US President's statement that India would now be "treated the same as our closest allies and partners" should lay to rest Indian concerns that the Indo-US relationship may languish under the Obama regime.

          It was important for Obama to establish that the US would continue to prioritize relations with India, and not allow the Afghanistan-Pakistan agenda to bog down US-India ties, Obama seems to have achieved this objective, having handled very carefully expected questions on the US relationship with Pakistan.

          Obama made a good case for how expanding US-India investment and trade ties will benefit the US economy. He provided more finessed remarks on the outsourcing issue than he has in the past, explaining that it is not a one-dimensional issue and that each side should focus more on the mutual benefits gained from their economic linkages.

           "India is not just a rising power, it has already risen. Its economy has risen at a breathtaking rate... we look forward to a greater role for India at the world stage," he said, recalling the joint efforts between the two countries at a grouping of the world's 20 top economies (G20).

          Painting a picture of the US economy and the mood of the people, he said: "unemployment in the US is very high now... so people are frustrated... one of the most wonderful things about democracy is that when people are not happy, they have a right to express their unhappiness."

          I thank you for the great honor of addressing the representatives of more than one billion Indians and the world's largest democracy. I bring the greetings and friendship of the world's oldest democracy the U.S.A, including nearly three million proud and patriotic Indian Americans.

          What impression he got from his visit can be underatood by his final speech at parliament's joint session, he said- ‘‘Over the past three days, my wife Michelle and I have experienced the beauty and dynamism of India and its people. From the majesty of Humayun's Tomb to the advanced technologies that are empowering farmers and women who are the backbone of Indian society. From a Diwali celebration with schoolchildren to the innovators who are fueling India's economic rise. From the university students who will chart India's future, to you leaders who helped to bring India to this moment of promise, at every stop, we have been welcomed with the hospitality for which Indians have always been known. So to you and the people of India, on behalf of me, Michelle and the American people, please accept our deepest thanks. ‘Bahoot dhanyavad.’

          My confidence in our shared future is grounded in my respect for India's treasured past, a civilization that has been shaping the world for thousands of years. Indians unlocked the intricacies of the human body and the vastness of our universe. And it is no exaggeration to say that our information age is rooted in Indian innovations, including the number zero.

          An ancient civilization of science and innovation, a fundamental faith in human progress, this is the sturdy foundation upon which you have built ever since that stroke of midnight when the tricolor was raised over a free and independent India. And despite the skeptics who said that this country was simply too poor, too vast, too diverse to succeed, you surmounted overwhelming odds and became a model to the world.

          Instead of slipping into starvation, you launched a Green Revolution that fed millions. Instead of becoming dependent on commodities and exports, you invested in science, technology and in your greatest resource ‘the Indian people.’ The world sees the results, from the supercomputers you build to the Indian flag that you put on the moon.

          Instead of resisting the global economy, you became one of its engines reforming the licensing raj and unleashing an economic marvel that has lifted tens of millions from poverty and created one of the world's largest middle classes.
          Instead of succumbing to division, you have shown that the strength of India, the very idea of India is its embrace of all colors, castes and creeds. It's the diversity represented in this chamber today. It's the richness of faiths celebrated by a visitor to my hometown of Chicago more than a century ago, the renowned Swami Vivekananda. He said that, "Holiness, purity and charity are not the exclusive possessions of any church in the world, and that every system has produced men and women of the most exalted character."

          And instead of being lured by the false notion that progress must come at the expense of freedom, you built the institutions upon which true democracy depends, free and fair elections, which enable citizens to choose their own leaders without recourse to arms; an independent judiciary and the rule of law, which allows people to address their grievances; and a thriving free press and vibrant civil society which allows every voice to be heard. And this year, as India marks 60 years with a strong and democratic constitution, the lesson is clear: India has succeeded, not in spite of democracy; India has succeeded because of democracy.

          Together, the United States and India can pursue our goal of securing the world's vulnerable nuclear materials. We can make it clear that even as every nation has the right to peaceful nuclear energy, every nation must also meet its international obligations and that includes the Islamic Republic of Iran. And together, we can pursue a vision that Indian leaders have espoused since independence, a world without nuclear weapons.

          In your lives, you have overcome odds that might have overwhelmed a lesser country. In just decades, you have achieved progress and development that took other nation’s centuries. And now you are assuming your rightful place as a leader among nations. Your parents and grandparents imagined this. Your children and grandchildren will look back on this. But only you this generation of Indians can seize the possibility of this moment.

          We believe that no matter where you live whether a village in Punjab or the by lanes of Chandni Chowk, an old section of Kolkata or a new high-rise in Bangalore, every person deserves the same chance to live in security and dignity, to get an education, to find work, and to give their children a better future.

          As you carry on with the hard work ahead, I want every Indian citizen to know: the United States of America will not simply be cheering you on from the sidelines. We will be right there with you, shoulder to shoulder, because we believe in the promise of India and we believe that the future is what we make it.

          This is the story of India; it's the story of America, that despite their differences, people can see themselves in one another, and work together and succeed together as one proud nation. And it can be the spirit of the partnership between our nations, that even as we honor the histories which in different times kept us apart, even as we preserve what makes us unique in a globalized world, we can recognize how much we can achieve together.

          Thank you, Jai Hind! and long live the partnership between India and the United States."

          So every indian should feel proud that we are going to become ''Superpower'' in true senses very soon and congratulations for being an indian.

With Love,

Harsh