India-US relations on the eve of the take-off after a year and historic election that turned India Narendra Modi new leader of the US pariah to partner ready "chalein saath saath".

Modi friendly with Russian President Vladimir Putin and doing "business as usual" with Moscow, signing of agreements, including one for Russia built 12 nuclear units when the landmark India-US nuclear deal has stalled, made us unhappy.

US media too have raised questions about how India could be "BFF" with the United States and Russia, but President Barack Obama did not want to spoil the party with "essential partner" and stuck to his plans to make a "historic" visit to India as guest of honor at its Republic Day and build on Modi "extremely successful" visit to the US in September.

Earlier this year, in the midst of great diplomatic scandal in connection with the arrest and alleged strip search of an Indian diplomat in New York, US diplomats still tying itself in knots over how to cope with the prime ministers of the candidate ascending BJP.

It was only in mid-February, long after all its Western allies have read writing on the wall that the US Ambassador Nancy Powell decided to go to Ahmedabad to meet a man that the US denied a visa for almost ten years for his alleged inaction over in 2002 Gujarat riots.

But it would be another month and a half, which is slowly moving from "any changes in visa policy" to "Modi encouraged to apply" to the United States announced that it was ready to do business with and welcome those who may be new prime 'Prime-Minister of India.

After all, it just took May 16 welcome phone call from US President Barack Obama on Modi 'success in historic elections in India, "the BJP's invitation to visit Washington" to further strengthen our bilateral relations "to reduce visa node.

Once wary US began wooing Modi in right earnest Obama recall Modi day he took the mantle of Prime Minister with a commitment to work closely with him "for many years", the media also found "a new fashion icon 'in it.

Contrary to the prophets of doom, Modi reciprocated equally call came in September-end for what he later described as "extremely successful trip", hitting him with Obama, it is difficult to sell in India, big business and wowing-Indian Americans.

By breaking the ice "warm" at the White House dinner, post Modi, sipping warm water and say it, and condescending Obama promised "chalein saath saath - together we go forward" to realize the full potential of the new US-India partnership.

If Modi has promised to take them to a standstill landmark in the field of civil nuclear deal forward and invited us to defense companies to invest in India, the United States committed to making joint and concerted efforts with India to dismantle terrorist repositories, including four groups based in Pakistan.

With Modi promising more favorable conditions for business, corporate America too confirmed their faith and hope in the future of trade relations with India-US commitment to invest $ 41 billion in India.

More was yet to come. From India to stand on its program of preferential food security, they agreed on the so-called "peace clause", which ultimately paved the way for the historic multilateral trade agreement under the World Trade Organization.

Among the growing friendship, Modi played no diplomatic card, inviting Obama to join India's Republic Day celebration as chief guest in January - making it the first US president to receive the honor and the first visit to India twice, and in the office.

Surprise whirlwind diplomacy Modi earned him a place in the list of authoritative edition of Foreign Policy «100 leading thinkers" and time readers voted him as "Man of the Year." But while editors disagree, and instead chose fighters Ebola.

Meanwhile, despite his stunning failure to the Democratic Party in the November congressional elections, Obama made an executive decree to protect nearly five million predictable 11 million illegal immigrants, including more than 450 thousand Indians from deportation.

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