In 2015, former US President Barack Obama, in a Time magazine article, described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the “chief reformer” of India.
“As a child, Narendra Modi helped his father sell tea to support his family. Today, he is the leader of the world’s largest democracy and his life story, from poverty to prime minister, reflects the dynamism and potential of India’s rise, “Obama said. had said.
The former US president had said that Modi was determined to help more Indians follow his path. “He has presented an ambitious vision to reduce extreme poverty, improve education, empower women and girls and unleash India’s true economic potential while tackling climate change,” Obama had said, adding that ” like India, “he transcended the ancient and the modern, calling the Prime Minister a yoga devotee who connected with Indian citizens on Twitter and envisioned a” digital India. “
Recalling Modi’s visit to Washington, Obama said he and Modi visited the monument to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and reflected on the teachings of King and Gandhi, and how the diversity of origins and beliefs in their countries was a strength they had. to protect. . “Prime Minister Modi recognizes that more than one billion Indians living and succeeding together can be an inspiring role model for the world,” he had said.
In his latest book, Obama has said that the leader of Congress, Rahul Gandhi, has a “nervous and informed quality” as a student eager to impress the teacher, but lacks the aptitude and passion to “master the subject.” The New York Times reviewed Obama’s memoir ‘A Promised Land’, in which, among other topics, the first African-American president has spoken about political leaders from around the world.
Gandhi’s mother and president of Congress, Sonia Gandhi, also seems to find mention in the memoirs. The NYT review said in the memoirs “we are told about the beauty of men like Charlie Crist and Rahm Emanuel, but not about the beauty of women, except in one or two cases, as in the case of Sonia Gandhi.” Former US Defense Secretary Bob Gates and former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appear to have a kind of impassive integrity, the review states.
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