Civic Initiative and American Politics

Monday, November 8, 2010

"Obama Pointedly Questioned by Students in India"

President Obama is currently in India, his first stop on his trip in Asia. Here, Obama met with a group of Indian college students from St. Xavier’s, who asked him difficult questions. In answering questions regarding Pakistan and the term “jihad”, Obama chose his words carefully, crafting a diplomatic answer.

Obama will be in India for three days and will then travel to Indonesia, Japan, and South Korea. His trip is an economic mission that also hopes to strengthen ties with democracies in Asia.

To read the full New York Times article, click here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/08/world/asia/08prexy.html?_r=1&ref=politics

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