Please read the Congressional Research Service report at this link to check the accuracy of the characterizations about and claims in this Times of India news item:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33529.pdf Cheers, Santosh --- On Wed, 9/14/11, U. G. Barad <dr.udayba...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 > > >