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| US President's proposed visit | | What will Obama do by the way? | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 1: The proposed visit of US President, Barrack Obama is being widely discussed across the sub-continent. The government of India seems deeply concerned about the outcome of his visit. It has evoked a statement from former National Security Advisor, Brijesh Mishra as well. According to him, if New Delhi fails to get Obama's support on various issues including Kashmir, the country as a whole shall suffer.
In Kashmir, Syed Ali Geelani believes that the coming week was crucial for the `freedom movement'. Islamabad on the other hand is also trying its best to woo Obama. But what will Obama do?
Obama assumed office when the American economy was not as rosy as it used to be. Commenting on the prevailing economic crisis, Obama said: "It is like gathering clouds and raging storms."
The feeling in Kashmir was that US has strained relations with the Muslim world and Obama would try his best to smoothen the strained relations. Soon after Obama's election, a renowned Indian born US based anthropologist, Dr Angana Chatterjee visited Kashmir. During her interaction with people from different walks of life, she said: "America desperately wants to show to the world that it was not anti-Muslim. Something very positive is going to happen in the coming days. Of course Obama cannot touch Palestine. He has already hinted at pulling out from Iraq in a phased manner. We in US believe the Obama administration would concentrate on Kashmir."
Angna's statement generated hopes in Kashmir but nothing has moved till date. Kashmir may be important for US but it definitely is not more important than its interest, rather stakes in India.
To keep New Delhi in good humor, political experts believe, Obama will not touch Kashmir. Even if he is compelled by media to make a statement, he will issue a highly guarded statement. Most probably he will say: "Kashmir is a dispute between India and Pakistan and the two neighbors must solve it amicably through dialogue." He may also say that "US is ready to mediate if New Delhi and Islamabad agree."
Will such a statement make any difference? Saudia Arabia and Russia have already issued statements and offered their good offices for resolution of the `long pending' dispute. So New Delhi has nothing to worry about especially for the time being.
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