Posts Tagged ‘Obama Administration’
Robert Blake Enunciates Obama Administration’s South Asia Policy
Robert Blake, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs at the State Department, delivered a key speech at the School of Advanced International Studies of the John Hopkins University on September 9, 2009.
The speech highlighted the usual and not-so-usual dimensions of the Administration’s South Asia policy.
Reality Check on Bruce Riedel’s Afghanistan Approach
Micheal O’Hanlon and Bruce Riedel’s defense of the Afghan situation in the September 1, 2009 edition of the Wall Street Journal is humorously surprising. It goes to show how detached are some of President’s advisers from the reality. Bruce Riedel has been instrumental in giving shape to the Af-Pak strategy of the Obama Administration. The WSJ Article establishes the fact that armchair experts on Afghanistan over-look the obvious reality for the sake of supporting a policy. The article is an attempt to focus on the rays of lights in the overcast Afghan skies; an attempt which does not stand the test of reality. Click to continue…
Indo-US Relations: The Partnership Rhetoric Syndrome
U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent visit to India highlighted, more than anything else, the vision variance between the two countries. It has been proved that commitment to democracy and the rhetoric of shared vision cannot be panacea for inter-state differences. Disagreements are a part of bilateral relations but the divergence in approaches of India and the U.S. point to deeper schisms. It was a champion versus challenger duel in which the challenger is still lacking vital skills.