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TAGS: KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S 
WASHINGTON VISIT, COPENHAGEN SUMMIT; 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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PRIME MINISTER SINGH'S WASHINGTON VISIT 
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¶1. "MANMOHAN SINGH'S SUCCESSFUL AMERICA VISIT:  BOTH 
[NATIONS] NEED EACH OTHER," editorial in November 29 
centrist Gujarati daily, GUJARATMITRA:  "The number of 
accords signed in the field on defense, science and 
technology, trade and commerce, education, etc., by the 
United States and India during Indian Prime Minister 
Singh's visit to the U.S. indicates the positive 
approach in the bilateral relationship between the two 
nations.  However, India needs to tread cautiously and 
should not become America's lapdog vis-`-vis America's 
foreign policy objectives.  Also President Obama's 
commitment to the Indo-U.S. civilian nuclear deal 
without making India sign CTBT or NPT is indicative of 
America's interests in strengthening bilateral 
relations between both nations." 
 
¶2. "MANMOHAN SINGH'S VISIT TO U.S WAS IN THE INTERESTS 
OF COUNTRY AND COUNTRYMEN," editorial in November 28 
right-of-center Urdu daily AKHBAR-E-MASHRIQ: "Although 
not a single historic agreement was signed during the 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to 
Washington, it would not be justified to declare the 
visit a failure. In fact, we have achieved a lot from 
this visit. The visit established the fact that India 
has an important place in the foreign policy of the 
United States. It also successfully defused the 
impression that the U.S has tilted towards China. 
President Obama also reassured India that it is a 
valued strategic partner.  The Obama administration 
recognized India as a nuclear power without questioning 
why India has yet not signed the NPT. Now we should 
expect that India and the U.S will finalize the fuel 
reprocessing agreement very soon. America also 
supported India's stand to destroy terrorists' hide 
outs in Pakistan." 
 
¶3. "NEW RELATIONS, NEW SIGNIFICANCE," op-ed in November 
29 left-of-center Marathi daily, MAHARASHTRA TIMES: "It 
is clear that both the U.S. and India are eager to take 
their bilateral relationship forward, and quite 
irrespective of the political context provided by China 
and Pakistan. In fact, Prime Minister Singh's visit has 
clarified that President Obama does not wish to grant 
any special status to China in the South Asian 
dynamics. Hope China also gets the message and does not 
try to play the mediator in any of the tangles 
involving India." 
 
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¶4. "A PRECURSOR TO THE COPENHAGEN SUMMIT," editorial in 
November 30 left-of-center Marathi daily, LOKSATTA: 
"Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statements at 
the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Port of 
Spain carry great significance in the wake of the 
upcoming Copenhagen summit on climate change. Singh did 
not mince words while stating that India is willing to 
commit itself to an ambitious global target for 
emissions reduction, but that must be accompanied by an 
equitable burden sharing paradigm. He reiterated 
India's view that the Copenhagen outcome must be 
equitable and legally binding on developed countries as 
well." 
ROEMER