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US thanks India for extending hospitality to Dalai Lama | The United States has thanked India for extending hospitality to Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai
Lama, a comment and a situation that isn't going to please China, which views the latter as a renegade and a splitist. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy
Pelosi on Monday thanked India for extending hospitality to the Dalai Lama, saying:
"India is a country that is value based." These were the welcoming remarks that
she made while receiving Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Capitol Hill. She said
that from Martin Luther King who received inspiration from Mahatma Gandhi, to
the present generation, Americans have learnt "about non-violence and how to get
results (by using non violence). Pelosi invited the Prime Minister to revisit
the US soon and address the joint session of Congress. She also made a mention
of the Mumbai attacks saying "Almost one year to the day when India suffered the
terrible loss of Mumbai, we gather today to see how we can learn from that experience."
An awkward statement, but nonetheless an acknowledgement that the Mumbai attack
is not being ignored in America. Dressed in a grey trouser suit, Pelosi seemed
almost deferential in her manner. She reminded members of the press "the red carpet
has been laid for the Prime Minister from the White House to the Capitol Hill"
as Dr Singh "is perhaps one of the most respected leaders in the world." The Prime
Minister thanking the Speaker said that he was honoured and was here to give a
new thrust to Indo-US relations. |
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