US eats humble pie.....invites Narendra modi to visit America .
Oh my god ...what will happen to Human rights now .....???
so sad for guarantor of Global Human rights ...US of A ....
US President Barack Obama phones Narendra Modi, invites him to US - The Times of India
WASHINGTON: President Obama on Friday telephoned Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi and invited him to visit Washington at a mutually agreeable time to further strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.
The White House said the President called Modi to congratulate him on the Bharatiya Janata Party's success in India's historic election. The President noted he looks forward to working closely with Mr Modi to fulfill the extraordinary promise of the US-India strategic partnership, and they agreed to continue expanding and deepening the wide-ranging cooperation between our two democracies, a White House statement said.
Hours before the call, Washington made it clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcome in the United States. Even before the President's phone call, the Obama administration extended the most explicit invitation to India's prime minister-to-be on Friday, indicating that the visa flap that had dogged ties with him is a thing of the past.
Separately, senior State Department officials said the visa thing is now a non-issue, overruling overzealous spokespersons who doggedly stuck to the bureaucratic script in repeating ad nauseum that his visa will be considered on merit etc. Officials explained that as a head of government, Modi will merit a different treatment altogether.
"Everything will be alright," a senior official said on the sideline of a reception the Indian ambassador to Washington S.Jaishankar hosted at the conclusion of the elections and the announcement of the results.
Droves of India experts and administration officials dropped by at the luncheon where everyone, without exception, expressed astonishment at the staggering size and scope of the BJP victory. Representatives of U.S trade and industry, business and commerce were clearly beside themselves with delight at the clear mandate the Indian electorate had given to the BJP, saying it paved way for the incoming government to take swift decisions without being weighed down by coalition politics.
A representative of the Ford Motor Company, whose CEO will be in India early next month expressed admiration for the electorate saying the outcome was one that would be good for India and for foreign investment.
The White House spokesman Jay Carney also praised the outgoing prime minister Manmohan Singh for his contribution to India-U.S relations and said ties would continue to remain bright going forward.
Earlier, US Secretary of State John Kerry tweeted his congratulations to prime minister-designate Narendra Modi on his historic victory in the general elections.
"Congrats to @narendramodi and BJP. Look forward to working w/you/growing shared prosperity/security w/world's largest democracy," Kerry, who is travelling to London, said on the micro blogging site.
Kerry's remarks came after the White House National Security Council also took to Twitter to convey its greeting.
"US congratulates BJP on its victory in India's historic election; we look forward to working w/govt once formed to advance our partnership," the National Security (NSC) of the White House said in its tweet.
"After the largest democratic election in history, US congratulates the BJP for its victory and looks forward to working closely with new government," tweeted Ben Rhodes, the Deputy National Security Advisor and a close aide of President Barack Obama.
She said absolutely what she should have said. The daily press briefing of the state department is for answering questions and not for keeping the mouth shut. She was obviously asked about Modi and she told the reporter what she could have said at that point, which is the general visa procedure for ANY foreign govt official.
" Separately, senior State Department officials said the visa thing is now a non-issue, overruling overzealous spokespersons who doggedly stuck to the bureaucratic script in repeating ad nauseum that his visa will be considered on merit etc. Officials explained that as a head of government, Modi will merit a different treatment altogether. "
US President Barack Obama phones Narendra Modi, invites him to US - The Times of India
official who is responsible for particularly severe violations of religious freedom ineligible for an American visa, the NYT said.
