It's quite surprising to see US, a nation who some years back denied visa to Narendra Modi on account of 2002 carnage, is now praising Modi. US Congressional Research Service (CRS), a bipartisan and independent research wing of the US Congress, finds Narendra Modi a strong prime ministerial candidate for 2014 elections, while at the same time discussing the prospect of the Congress putting up Rahul Gandhi for the position.
The said report also says that "Sonia Gandhi's foreign origins have presented an obstacle and likely was a major factor in her surprising 2004 decision to decline the prime ministership." Read more at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/May-be-Rahul-Gandhi-vs-Narendra-Mod i-affair-in-2014-polls-US-report/articleshow/9979328.cms Best regards, U. G. Barad