The Importance of Obama in India

Dear readers,

I wrote this article for school a few days ago and will like to share, as I believe it to be important and interesting. 

The U.S. president, Barack Obama, left Friday for a state visit to India, the first stage of a tour of four Asian countries and which aims to increase trade and political ties with a country that seeks to counterbalance in the region to China. Obama, who will arrive this Saturday at Bombay, will remain three days in India, the longest stay in a country of his two-year term and which seeks to emphasize the importance of the relations with the giant of the subcontinent.

Obama must obtain clear results of this visit. Since after the landslide victory in legislative elections on Tuesday some Republicans have already begun to protest against an absence of ten days from Washington.

The White House has framed this stage as essential to promote U.S. exports and create jobs. Obama has pledged to double U.S. sales overseas in five years, and India with its 1 billion inhabitants, is presented as an attractive market with strong potential for growth, given that currently it only stands at number 14 in volume of trade with the United States.

The White House sees India not only as a major trading partner but also as a strategic partner that can provide a counterweight, in military, political and economic access to China's growing influence in Asia.

Similarly, the country is key in the fight against nuclear proliferation and terrorism, and an indispensable part of the strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. United States also sought the cooperation of the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in the fight against climate change. Therefore, in India the expectation that the U.S. president could announce his support for a permanent seat for this country in the Security Council United Nations has been created.

Upon arriving at Bombay, Obama will conduct a declaration at the Taj hotel, to commemorate the terrorist attacks on the city two years ago. During his stay, Obama will also visit the Gandhi Museum in the city, and will emphasize in establishing contacts with entrepreneurs in Bombay.

The U.S president will participate in a summit of the Business Council between the U.S. and India, where he will deliver a speech focusing on the importance of economic relations between the two countries.

Not every task will be economic. The president will also visit a local school and celebrate Diwali, the Indian festival of lights. Obama will have the opportunity to meet young Indians in a meeting at a college in Bombay and will participate in separate panel discussions on agriculture and food, security and the democratic process.

Overall, I consider Barrack Obama’s visit to India fruitful and necessary. Since it will help establish beneficial relationships between the United States and India, and it will serve as an aperture to new potential international business opportunities. 

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ANA