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triptoIndiaisofftoaflyingstart.

TheUSpresidentisinIndiaforathreedayvisithissecondofficialtourofthecountryinan
attempttodevelopastrongerrelationshipbetweenthetwonations.

Already,thebonhomiebetweenObamaandIndianprimeministerNarendraModiwiththetwo
leadersembracingseveraltimesinthelast24hourshasraisedeyebrowsinmany
countries.And,Indiasneighbours,PakistanandChina,areobservingthisdeveloping

2 hours ago

relationshipwithahawkseye.

HereisalookatwhatleadingpublicationsinthesetwocountrieshavetosayabouttheUS
presidentsvisittoIndia.

Dawn (Pakistan)

InitseditorialObamasIndiavisit,Dawn,oneofPakistansleadingnewspapers,arguedthat
IndiaisunfairlytargetingPakistanontheissueofterrorism.

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Tobesure,thereisanelementofplayingtothegalleryinvolvedinallsuchvisits.Indian
officialdomanditsrelativelynationalistmediawilllikelytryandelicitfurthercommentson
PakistanfromMrObamaandotherAmericanofficialsthatcanbeusedbyIndiatoportray
Pakistaninanevenmorenegativemanner.
Iftheyaretofailinthatobjective,perhapssomeIndianofficialhimselfwillsaysomething
provocativeinthenextthreedaystograbtheheadlines.

Express Tribune (Pakistan)

AnewsreportObamasvisit:PakistanhopesUSwillraiseissueofLoCviolations,datedJan.
26,saysObamacanhelpreducetheongoingtensionsbetweenIndiaandPakistan.

They(Pakistanauthorities)alsoexpecttheUSleadertopersuadeIndianPrimeMinister
NarendraModitoresumethestalledpeaceprocesswithneighboringPakistan.Islamabadhas
blamedNewDelhifortheceasefireviolationsalongtheLoCandworkingboundaryinabidto
distractitssecurityforcesfromtheongoingfightagainstterrorism.

Daily Times (Pakistan)

DailyTimesdescribedObamasvisitasabigdevelopmentinitsJan.25editorialtitledPak
IndiaUStriangle.Accordingtothecolumn,theUSneedstobuildstrongrelationshipswith
bothIndianandPakistan,andcannotalienateeitherofthetwoSouthAsiancountries.

AtriangularconundrumexistsamongPakistan,IndiaandtheUS.ItisthepolicyoftheUSto
buildfriendlyrelationswithbothIndiaandPakistan,andnotwithoneattheexpenseofthe
other.Duringtheongoingrecession,thehugepotentialoftheIndianeconomyhasbecome
vitalfortheUS.IndiaispotentiallyaverybigmarketfortheUS.

Thepiecegoesontosay:

TheUSknowsthedifficultiesofPakistanandithasunderstoodterrorismcannotbe
eliminatedthroughamilitarycrackdownonly.ThatiswhyWashingtonhasnotdiscontinued
itsaidprogrammeforIslamabaddespitehostileoppositionfromtheRepublicandominated
USCongress.Theotherfactorbehindthislovehaterelationshipisthestrategicimportanceof
Pakistanintheregion.TheUSisstilldependentonPakistanspolitical,diplomaticand
militaryhelptodealwiththesituationinAfghanistanpostwithdrawal.

News International (Pakistan)

InitseditorialtitledObamasprogress,thenewspaperdescribedtheUSpresidentsdecisionto

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notvisitPakistanasanimplicitsnub.ItgoesontoaddthatObamasIndiavisitdoesntaugur
wellforChinaandPakistan.

IndiaiscurrentlyinabattlewithChinatobetheprimaryregionalpowerandanysignsthat
theUSisdecisivelyshiftingtowardsitwillnotbetakentoowellinBeijing.ForPakistanthe
worrymaybethatgreatereconomiccooperationwillautomaticallybefollowedbyfurther
politicalcooperation,leavingPakistanoutinthecold.

Global Times (China)

InitsopedtitledIndia,ChinamustntfallintotrapofrivalrysetbytheWestdatedJan.26,
GlobalTimesarguesthattheWest(includingUS)istryingtopitthetwoAsiansuperpowers
againsteachotherandneitherofthemshouldfallpreytoit.

TheWestiseggingIndiaontobefullypreparedforthreatsposedbyitslargeneighbor.
Consideringthefactthatbothsidesstillhaveterritorialdisputesandwillprobablyhavewider
engagementatmanylevels,thissocalledrivalrybetweenIndiaandChinawillnotstop
makingheadlinesinWesternmedia.
Asbothareemergingpowers,whichhavethehugepotentialofbeingimportantforcesinthe
internationalcommunity,ChinaandIndiashouldseemorespaceforcooperationinsteadof
contention.Thisagreementisfundamentaltobilateralrelations.

Xinhua (China)
TheChinesestaterunnewsagencyisntreadingtoomuchintoObamasIndiavisit,orthe
camaraderieheshareswithModi.InanopedtitledU.S.,Indiaunlikelyonsamepage,author
TianDongdongsays:

However,theshortenedthreedayvisitismoresymbolicthanpragmatic,giventhelong
standingdivisionbetweenthetwogiants,whichmaybeashugeasthedistancebetween
them.
ThreedaysaresurelynotenoughforObamaandModitobecometruefriends,giventheir
harddifferencesonissueslikeclimatechange,agriculturaldisputesandnuclearenergy
cooperation.

Thepiececoncludes:
Withsuchalonglistofdifferencesonthetable,ObamawillfaceahardjobtohavehisIndian
friendsonthesamepage.

China Daily (China)

InanopedtitledWhatObamasvisitmeanstoChina,SwaranSingh,aprofessoratNew
DelhisJawaharlalNehruUniversity,saysModiseffortstoforgeclosetieswithmajor
superpowersoftheworldcanbeatrickytask.

Inthepiece,hewrites:

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Inthepiece,hewrites:

AlthoughIndiasDNAwillneverallowittobecomeacloseallyoftheUSanditsleadership
canneverbeimprudentenoughtoadoptapolicyofcontainingChina,thereisnodoubtthat
ChinascontinuousrisehasbecomeamatterofconcernforNewDelhi.
Althoughitcouldleadtomiscommunicationandmisunderstandings,Modiseesno
contradictioninpursuingfriendlytieswithboth,theUSandChina.Calibratingvarious
competinginterestsandbalancingvariouscompetingdomesticconstituenciescallsforbold
initiativesathomeanddiplomaticfinesseinforeignpolicy.

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