Indian Establishment Favors McCain Over Obama - Raja Mohan
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Channel: FORA.tv · 2008 · News & Politics
Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/04/03/If_Asia_Could_Vote_in_the_US_Presidential_Election Indian foreign affairs analyst Raja Mohan argues that many leaders among India's foreign policy establishment would prefer John McCain over Barack Obama as the next U.S. President. ----- During the Asia Society's 36th Annual Williamsburg Conference in April in Bali, Indonesia, we asked policy leaders from across Asia which US presidential candidate is most favorably viewed in their part of the world. A large number of respondents said Barack Obama was the most popular, and the Indonesian respondents in particular talked about the significance of Senator Obama's early childhood in the country. Meanwhile, the city named "Obama" in Japan is enjoying increasing popularity! - Asia Society Dr C Raja Mohan is an analyst of Indian foreign policy and international security affairs and an advocate of India's strategical alignment with America.He has served on India's National Security Advisory Board during 1998-2000. He is currently a professor at the Nanyang Technical University in Singapore.
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