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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NEW DELHI 000990 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NP, AC, PM 
 
STATE FOR INR/MR 
 
STATE FOR SCA/INS, PM/CBM, PM/PRO 
 
STATE FOR SCA/PPD, PA/RRU 
 
STATE FOR AID/APRE-A 
 
USDOC FOR 4530/IEP/ANESA/OSA FOR BILL MURPHY 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: OBAMA 100 DAYS, SRI LANKA, 
PAKISTAN; NEW DELHI. 
 
This countrywide cable reports on relevant media 
reaction/opinion from India's large non-English press. 
The Mission reports on English-language media via email 
through the daily "Early Edition" summary. 
 
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OBAMA 100 DAYS 
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¶1. "OBAMA INITIATES TAX REFORMS TO CREATE JOBS" op-ed 
article by Ganesh Natrajan of NASSCOM in May 15 
centrist Marathi daily SAKAAL: "The protectionist anti- 
outsourcing voice from the U.S. need not send shivers 
down the spines of Indian Business Process Outsourcing 
units (BPOs)and the IT sector. The global companies 
that earn profits here are subject to a tax rate of 
33.9 per cent and the impact of the proposed rUwQNBhPOs 
that provide services to companies from other 
countries, including America, will primarily be 
governed by Indian laws and may escape the impact of 
changes in the US tax laws. India therefore need not be 
overcome by the well-known FUD (fear, uncertainty, 
doubt) -- a common term in the computer industry that 
describes a campaign to spread exaggerations..." 
 
¶2. "GENUINE RESPONSE NEEDED," editorial in May 15 
centrist Marathi daily LOKMAT: "It is interesting to 
note how the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers 
have construed President Obama's call for peace. The 
Sri Lankan government has welcomed Obama's call for the 
rebels to release captive civilians, but won't address 
the issue of artillery fired by the government into the 
war zone. The rebels appreciated Obama's concern for 
the humanitarian crisis, but they were non-committal on 
surrendering their arms. Conveniently ignoring the 
criticism of their own conduct, both warring parties 
continue to endanger peace in South Asia...." 
 
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SRI LANKA 
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¶3. "HUMANITARIAN CRISIS," editorial in May 15 Guwahati 
Assamese left-of-center ASAMIYA PRATIDIN. "The Sri 
Lankan government suspended combat operations for only 
two days under growing pressure from the international 
community... this will hardly bring any relief to the 
civilians trapped in the war zone. In fact, the 
humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka is gradually assuming 
dangerous proportions. The global community should do 
more to save innocent lives in Sri Lanka. It must not 
try to avoid responsibility by calling this human 
catastrophe a Sri Lankan internal matter." 
 
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PAKISTAN 
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NEW DELHI 00000990  002 OF 002 
 
 
 
¶4. "TOPSY TURVY," editorial in May 14 independent 
Kolkata Bengali daily, ANANDABAZAR PATRIKA. "Does 
Zardari's remark indicate that Islamabad wants to 
extend the hand of diplomatic friendship to India? The 
Pakistan Army will not allow this to happen, even if 
Zardari hopes so... fighting against the Taliban may 
continue in the short term, but Pakistan's long-term 
battle will always be with India." 
BURLEIGH