“Narendra Modi will be given a full dose of the legendary Obama charm. ‘The President has ensured that his entire team is on the same page on the question of welcoming and working with Prime Minister Modi, including senior officials such as Secretary of State John Kerry (who were earlier adopting the Bush-Clinton line on him),’ a key source on Capitol Hill claimed.” – Prof Madhav Nalapat

US President Barack Obama intends to work towards making India a $10 trillion economy. Hence he is disregarding advice from Clinton-era officials to continue to adopt a hostile stance towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Authoritative sources in Washington say that the US President has decided to ensure that Modi receives “the same warm welcome that was extended to Manmohan Singh in the White House”. Apart from a formal meeting in the Oval Office, “which would be the forum for substantive discussions and not…