Obama praises Modi for shaking India’s ‘bureaucratic inertia
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U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to shake up the “bureaucratic inertia” in India, less than a month after he described the Indian leader as a “man of action.”
However, Mr. Obama said that this was a long-term project and one would have to see how successful Prime Minister Modi is in his efforts.
“Modi has impressed me so far with his willingness to shake up the bureaucratic inertia inside of India. But that is a long-term project and we’ll have to see how successful he is,” Mr. Obama told a business roundtable, which was attended by top corporate leaders of the country.
The roundtable was organised to discuss the current economic condition of the US and across the globe.
Last month in Myanmar on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit, Mr. Obama in his brief interaction with Mr. Modi had told him that he is a “man of action.”
On his return from the 10—day trip to the Asia Pacific region that took him to Beijing, Myanmar and Australia, Obama announced that he has accepted an invitation to be the chief guest at the annual Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26 next year.
In his interaction at the business round table, Mr. Obama said the US, over the last six years, has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and the rest of the advanced world combined.
The growth of emerging markets have been slower than anticipated, he noted.
“The overall global picture is people continue to look to America for economic leadership. We need some other engines to be pulling the global economy along and we’re pursuing diplomatic policies and consultations to try to encourage that,” Mr. Obama said.
The United States stands out as an economy that is going strong at the moment, he said, adding that is not the case with other countries of the world.
“Japan is contracting in a way that has surprised many analysts and I know surprised Prime Minister Abe. He’s got new elections. There’s a delay in the consumption tax, the second phase of it, that was slated to go into effect. They’re pursuing fairly aggressive monetary policy,” Mr. Obama said.
“But I don’t know whether they’re going to be able to pull out of the current variation on what’s been a pretty long—term slump any time soon, and they’ve still got some debt overhang that they’ve got to address,” he said.
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However, Mr. Obama said that this was a long-term project and one would have to see how successful Prime Minister Modi is in his efforts.
“Modi has impressed me so far with his willingness to shake up the bureaucratic inertia inside of India. But that is a long-term project and we’ll have to see how successful he is,” Mr. Obama told a business roundtable, which was attended by top corporate leaders of the country.
The roundtable was organised to discuss the current economic condition of the US and across the globe.
Last month in Myanmar on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit, Mr. Obama in his brief interaction with Mr. Modi had told him that he is a “man of action.”
On his return from the 10—day trip to the Asia Pacific region that took him to Beijing, Myanmar and Australia, Obama announced that he has accepted an invitation to be the chief guest at the annual Republic Day Parade in New Delhi on January 26 next year.
In his interaction at the business round table, Mr. Obama said the US, over the last six years, has put more people back to work than Europe, Japan, and the rest of the advanced world combined.
The growth of emerging markets have been slower than anticipated, he noted.
“The overall global picture is people continue to look to America for economic leadership. We need some other engines to be pulling the global economy along and we’re pursuing diplomatic policies and consultations to try to encourage that,” Mr. Obama said.
The United States stands out as an economy that is going strong at the moment, he said, adding that is not the case with other countries of the world.
“Japan is contracting in a way that has surprised many analysts and I know surprised Prime Minister Abe. He’s got new elections. There’s a delay in the consumption tax, the second phase of it, that was slated to go into effect. They’re pursuing fairly aggressive monetary policy,” Mr. Obama said.
“But I don’t know whether they’re going to be able to pull out of the current variation on what’s been a pretty long—term slump any time soon, and they’ve still got some debt overhang that they’ve got to address,” he said.
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