Woohoo! Before we get into the ifs buts why of the controversy, let’s see what exactly was said in the book and about whom. Here are some excerpts from Obama’s account of his first visit to India in 2010: Manmohan singh “Meanwhile, Manmohan Singh, the prime minister of India, had …
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