SHOBHA SARADA VISWANATHAN, in New Delhi, forwards a self-explanatory YouTube video of US President Barack Obama taking a question from Simrat Ghuman, a reporter from The Times of India‘s television channel, Times Now, at the G-20 summit in London, on Thursday.
Q: Hi, Mr. President.
Obama: How are you?
Q: Thank you for choosing me. I’m very well. I’m (inaudible) from the Times of India.
Obama: Wonderful.
Q: You met with our Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. What did you— what are you—what is America doing to help India battle terrorism emanating from Pakistan?
Obama: Well, first of all, your prime minister is a wonderful man.
Q: Thank you. I agree. (Laughter) I agree.
Obama: You know, did you have something to do with that? (Laughter) You seem to kind of take credit for it a little bit there. (laughter)
Q: We’re really proud of him, so…
Obama: Of course. You should be proud of him. I’m teasing you. I think he’s a very wise and decent man and has done a wonderful job in guiding India, even prior to being prime minister, along a path of extraordinary economic growth that is a marvel, I think, for all the world….
Also read: Did you have something to do with that?
Anything that comes out of Trash of India group is superficial, shallow, juvenile, silly…..
This ‘reporter’ said “Thank you”…..”I agree” when BO said our PM is a wonderful man. Does she even have basic training in Journalism? It did not surprise me given the horribly low quality of journalism Toilet of India flushes out.
:) Really funny. I agree.. this is not a teleprompter moment. But sure, Obama could put anyone to ease. Clinton-isque quality.
That reporter is a hit..just google her to find out….
One thing people have failed to notice is that Obama was totally non-committal in terms of American help against terrorism. He mentioned “joint efforts” which is rhetoric, and “concern about terrorism in border regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan” which worries me as I see the Americans still not openly accepting the surge of terrorism in mainstream Pakistani society – in cities like Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad…