Obama cancels Taj Mahal visit to go to Riyadh: White House
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NEW DELHI: US President Barack Obama will cancel a planned trip to the Taj Mahal, cutting short his visit to India to travel to Saudi Arabia following King Abdullah's death, the White House said Saturday.
“President Obama and the First Lady will travel to Riyadh on Tuesday, January 27 in order to pay respects to King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the family of the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz,” said White House press secretary Josh Earnest in a statement.
Obama was scheduled to go to India's famed monument to love with First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday, at the end of a three-day visit to the country.
Hundreds of cleaners had been hired to spruce up the white marbled mausoleum in preparation for their arrival. Earlier the Hindustan Times website had cited unnamed Indian officials as saying Obama was cutting his India visit short to fly to Saudi Arabia following the death of King Abdullah.
The Hindu website had carried a similar report, quoting a government source as saying: "It's possible that he might leave India earlier".
Obama will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and become the first serving US president to be guest of honour at the Republic Day parade during his second visit to India since taking office. Analysts say the invitation to attend Monday's Republic Day celebrations emphasises a new closeness between the world's two largest democracies.
In an interview published Friday, Obama said “the stars are aligned” to enable the United States and India to forge a global partnership.
The cancellation of the Taj Mahal visit would deprive the country's top tourist attraction of publicity at a time when the government is trying to boost visitor numbers.
Twitter users rushed to thank the president for orchestrating a clean-up of the mausoleum in the town of Agra, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved empress who died during childbirth in 1631.
Take a look at: India clears cows, dogs, dust for Obama's Taj Mahal trip
“It was just Obama's clever plan to get Agra cleaned up. Thank you Obama, “posted one under the name Anamika.
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Jan 24, 2015 01:20pm
Taj Mahal is a monument of culture and Obama & Co do not have much to grace it.
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Jan 24, 2015 01:24pm
Hmm understandable situation with sudden death of Saudi King whose funeral falls on 27th and who once was an ally who stood by US at various occasions,Its is earlier reported that Obama will be there in India for 3 days i.e on 25th,26th and 27th full but now he will depart a bit early on 27th to attend Saudi funeral.Nevertheless unexpected situation demand such a bit a change in plan here and there.
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Jan 24, 2015 01:28pm
@M. Asghar I disagree, some unexpected situation so a change in plan simple,Why so fuss about.
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Jan 24, 2015 01:38pm
After making a boo boo for not sending a high US govt official to attend the French unity march, now they are bending head over heal not to make the same mistake. In addition, we need to remember that it is Saudi Arabian King and not a Pakistani leader. lol
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Jan 24, 2015 01:39pm
And it is news in Pakistan? Seriously? Never knew Obama visiting Taj would make international headlines.
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Jan 24, 2015 02:26pm
"Obama was scheduled to go to India's famed monument to love with First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday, at the end of a three-day visit to the country."
Not to love with First Lady I guess!!
Correct that Dawn, it's monument "of" Love.
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Jan 24, 2015 02:27pm
They hired hundreds of cleaners to spruce up Taj Mahal for Obama visit. That says it all :-)
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Jan 24, 2015 02:30pm
He better take special care of his beautiful wife in the "rape capital" of the world.
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Jan 24, 2015 02:33pm
@padmakar Control rapist in India
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Jan 24, 2015 02:34pm
Why so serious Indians?
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Jan 24, 2015 02:37pm
Real reason, Supreme Court of India banned any type of fuel emitting vehicle within 500 mtr. perimeter of premises, All foreign heads of states those visited Taj have traveled in Electric Vehicles, so For security reasons this was cancelled.
Even if President of India or PM narendra Modi want to visit then they have to obay that rule.
In my personal opinion there must be some exception in this law, Supreme court should review its law.
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Jan 24, 2015 02:38pm
@Rahul They meant monument (dedicated) to love. :)
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Jan 24, 2015 02:39pm
US has no choice but to boost Indian power on all fronts from economy to defense, and politics to science and technology with a single aim to contain China which is increasingly becoming the biggest threat to american hegemony in the 21st century. Pakistan is in a very delicate situation. It is surrounded by hostile enemy on its eastern and western borders which has engaged it in a war on terror for more than a decade. We have to see how Pakistan can come out of this situation. With US, once its biggest ally, switching sides and putting its weight behind India, Pakistan needs to revisit its foreign policy. Its geographical situation gives it the biggest advantage which it needs to capitalize sooner than later. Bu pushing China and Russia to join ECO, they should concentrate on forming a regional economic block. Right now, Pakistan is facing two major challenges. One is the war on terror and the other one is its fragile economy. Pakistan must focus on ECO region which has tremendous potential. It can serve as an economic corridor between China and the ECO countries. We must focus on economic and human development like what Japan did after the war. Our survival is in economic prosperity and ECO offers massive opportunity.
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Jan 24, 2015 02:48pm
Do you believe the king who cut down hands of taj mahal builders will build love monument. Also Mumtaz was not his first wife, after her death he married her sister immediately. Love, sacrifice are all stories created.
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Jan 24, 2015 02:50pm
Mr. Modi make Visa on arrival its great, its boost our tourist industry........... but first insure that would not 'Rape on arrival'.
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Jan 24, 2015 03:06pm
@Abdul sir i fully agreed ,
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Jan 24, 2015 03:10pm
Though the visit to Taj was cancelled under compelling circumstances but Pakistan is highlighting the same to take some sadistic pleasure as Obama chose not to visit Pakistan and even issued a warning to stop exporting terrorism.
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Jan 24, 2015 03:15pm
@Rahul - Its a typo. Don't be nitpicking!
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Jan 24, 2015 03:19pm
He is visiting Saudi Arabia so there is less time.....all other propagandas and guesses must stop there
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Jan 24, 2015 03:28pm
So the US has decided to shun 'world's biggest democracy' in favor of 'world's worst dictatorship'?
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Jan 24, 2015 03:29pm
@Harmony certainly not nit-picking, just a suggestion to correct stuff, it's an international newspaper reporting about the head of a state.
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Jan 24, 2015 03:34pm
'World's Largest Democracy' that refuses to provide democratic rights to the Kashmiris.
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Jan 24, 2015 03:41pm
The visit has been cut-short due to security concerns, as the American Security personnel were not happy with the security arrangements and were admonishing the Indian security personnel for poor arrangements....nothing else has the depth to believe.
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Jan 24, 2015 03:45pm
@Rahul Hilarious observation. "to love First Lady".
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Jan 24, 2015 03:54pm
@ZeroBankBalance We are not crazy about MNC, Americans, Chinese are here to invest.
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Jan 24, 2015 03:56pm
Pakistani commentators here are rejoicing as if King Abdullah was their king and Obama is coming to attend their king's funeral. Speaks a lot, isn't it?
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Jan 24, 2015 03:58pm
@Insafseeker If only you come down to earth from the fantasies you have created about yourselves.
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Jan 24, 2015 04:03pm
These are all national interests. Nothing more nothing less. US does not consider India as its so called friend nor does it consider Saudi arabia as same or for that matter Pakistan. It's all about national interests. US national interest during Cold War meant Pakistan got all the attention due to its geographical location. Now post Cold War China containment policy means India gets all the attention and Pakistan takes a back seat. Saudi Arabia has oil so it's important plus it's unique status in the muslim world. Let's stop pretending this is long lost friendship. US will only look at its own national interest and they don't hide this fact.
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Jan 24, 2015 04:21pm
@Rahul - I don't understand what you mean by "reporting about the head of a state"? Its not as though Obama's name has been misspelt??? Its about 'to love/of love'. Clearly nitpicking!
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Jan 24, 2015 04:28pm
The king of AraBia supported OBAMA 100%.It is the right decision that he is not doing sight seeing.As an India I support this move.
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Jan 24, 2015 04:32pm
Champion of the free world, cutting short an important meeting with the much touted largest democracy in the world, only to go and pay respect to the most undemocratic and autocratic regime in the world and the only one named after a family and the world's greatest financers of activities that affects world peace
I would be seriously offended if I were an Indian
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Jan 24, 2015 04:33pm
@Multani Is she really that much beautiful
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Jan 24, 2015 04:35pm
@Abrar 'Pakistan refuses to provide democratic rights to the Kashmiris.in POK. Have you ever heard a word from POK? They are very poor compared to Indian Kashmiris but are NOT allowed to demonstrate nor are their voiced ever heard in the world! Let them decide if they want to be "FREE hahaha"
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Jan 24, 2015 04:36pm
@Ravi Sharma Because Pakistanis are unhappy that Obama is visiting India for second time, but not visiting even first time to Pakistan. Even their all weather friend China President Xi Ping, visit India but not Pakistan.
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Jan 24, 2015 04:37pm
@kazar How many rapes in Pakistan go unreported, find out first.
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Jan 24, 2015 04:37pm
Chalo! Eise bahane safai ho gai tajmahal di.
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Jan 24, 2015 04:37pm
@M. Asghar definitely they don't have culture of terrorism.
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Jan 24, 2015 04:38pm
@Dipak Singh US still stands No 1 rape country in the world, yet people are desperate to get even tourist visa.
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Jan 24, 2015 04:40pm
@Abrar Bhai mere, is there democratic rights in your country? Example Ahmediyas!!!
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Jan 24, 2015 04:42pm
@Dipak Singh Mohammad Dipak Singh- noted!
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Jan 24, 2015 04:48pm
His loss he will miss One of the worlds most beautiful places
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Jan 24, 2015 05:04pm
@YATAGAN but what have they done so far, asides siging the MoUs?
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Jan 24, 2015 05:05pm
@Lafanga True indeed. but let our neighbors giving a warm welcome to Obama and having him like a medal
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Jan 24, 2015 05:28pm
@Lafanga agreed
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Jan 24, 2015 05:40pm
@YATAGAN Sorry my friend Chinese are not interested to invest or import from any country bcoz they want to only export there products.
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Jan 24, 2015 05:41pm
@Abrar there have been free and fair elections in Kashmir, and by the way elections are where people gets to choose their representative which you in Pakistan have never been able to see
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Jan 24, 2015 05:41pm
@M.M.Sherazi you must be the Secretary to Obama
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Jan 24, 2015 05:42pm
@aarvey india well Obama not visiting taj mahal is not a news but they were cleaning surroundings before his arrival was the news. ..
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Jan 24, 2015 05:43pm
Turks made Taj Mahal .belong to them and it's their legacy . Now it's reside in India such Ashoka in takshilla in Pakistan .
What subcontent inhibitant did to this continent ( tit far tat ) and living in the lagecy of poverty , helplessness and still inferiority complex towards west and their culture .
Remember Hindustan was having rich culture and a developed economy ,
Looted by moguls , Arabs , Persians , Central Asians .and the angrezi babo (English)
Have you people of this two countries thought once who are the benifisries of this mess on two side of the borders .
An educated and prosperous economy should be the distiny .
No one stopping India or Pakistan from doing thats
Just excuses , look Japan living with North Korea and China but no excuses.
Living in state of denial
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Jan 24, 2015 05:46pm
@Abdul yep the "great" Mughals
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Jan 24, 2015 05:59pm
Priority of US interests; business.
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Jan 24, 2015 06:18pm
Lucky for India this was the least important part of the visit. Why does he not come here too? Why the world always bow down to India?
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Jan 24, 2015 06:41pm
@Multani - Has any leader of Global stature visisted Pak ?
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Jan 24, 2015 06:50pm
@M. Asghar What "monument to culture"? The Taj Mahal is a monument to the corrupt mughal empire which left behind only palaces, forts, mosques, and tombs - all things ultimately geared to cater to themselves in this world and what they believed would work for them in the next. You want to see real culture? Look at what the british empire left behind. They left behind schools, colleges, roads, ,railways, post offices, law courts, museums, constitutional government - all things ultimately geared to cater to the average person in the sub-continent.
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Jan 24, 2015 06:58pm
seems like there were security lapses in agra tour. Good decision by Obama. Indian might have afraid of Maoist,s attack in UP
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Jan 24, 2015 07:16pm
@Riaz I Think you dont know anything about rules of diplomacy. Agra visit can possible in future also but missing a condolence meeting for a dead king can not be postponed. Cuase dead can not come again. So dont feel happy for Obama's Cancellation of Agra visit. He could visit again if he does not next US president come dont worry World not going to shun India for its disfunctionality as case of Pakistan.
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Jan 24, 2015 07:26pm
@NHM It makes perfect sense. Death is never planned. Plans change if there is death all the time. Even important ones like wedding.
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Jan 24, 2015 07:33pm
"Obama cancels Taj Mahal visit to go to Riyadh: White House"
What's new? Middle East is more important than India.
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Jan 24, 2015 07:39pm
Bravo. obama you are great.
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Jan 24, 2015 07:55pm
@Abrar How can you say so? They are the rights to cast their vote to choose their leaders and are citizens of India as any other normal citizens are.
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Jan 24, 2015 07:59pm
@Vectra
Funeral of Shah Abdullah took place on 23 Jan 2014, the same day he died.
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Jan 24, 2015 08:08pm
Just as well. The squalor of Agra city around the Taj Mahal is not for the faint hearted.
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Jan 24, 2015 08:24pm
Nice gesture from Obama. Even though I am Indian, I support his Riyadh's travel.
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Jan 24, 2015 08:27pm
Thanks a lakh Mr.Obama for making UP govt. & Agra municipality work and finally leaving without disturbing ordinary civilian life. I wish you & your family well !!
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Jan 24, 2015 08:28pm
Obama's visite to India is a part of their Asia-Pacific geopoltical shift in an attempt to encircle China and its rise, but the Chinese will follow their steadfast vision and they will not let this to happen and all of this may end up in a high cost for India.
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Jan 24, 2015 08:36pm
And i thought only indian media was obsessed with obamas india visit
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Jan 24, 2015 09:07pm
@Ganga Din
Indeed. Middle east is like US colony. Americans can do whatever they can in middle east but they can't play in India hence more interest in Middle East.
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Jan 24, 2015 09:47pm
Saudi is far more important for US than India. One or two days is enough in India. India will be the new boot about babu, once US gets its claws in.
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Jan 24, 2015 10:13pm
@Farrukh Kayani
Rather you guys are taking this too seriously.
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Jan 24, 2015 10:20pm
Visiting Taj was Obama's personal matter, and it's his wish to cancel it or not. Main reason of India visit was Republic day for which he was invited. I think it will be respite for the people of Agra!!
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Jan 24, 2015 10:28pm
@Ravi Sharma No, read between the lines. A good excuse for Obama to leave India even sooner.
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Jan 24, 2015 10:30pm
Obama is another puppet. Poor guy, already has a terrible reputation. 56% American believe he is a Muslim, which I guess he is, dad was a Muslim, went to Madrassah for few years.
Yet, the jewish lobby doesn't even let him breathe on his own.
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Jan 24, 2015 10:31pm
@zak Great analysis!!! All this you deduced from this insignificant news item?? If India was not that Important to USA, it wont be going out of its way to sign plethora of alliances and agreements with India...A new agreement is on the way by which India and USA will be able to regularly access each others naval bases throughout the world...Defense, technology,Energy...u name anything and diplomats in USA are eagerly pushing agreements with India.
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Jan 24, 2015 10:33pm
@Rahul :: Sorry to burst your bubble. Dawn got the correct English and grammar and you got it, Sir, wrong.
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Jan 24, 2015 10:40pm
@Tarannum S. :: Please read agaid. It didn't say to love First lady. It has the word "with" in between. The real quote from Dawn is grammatically correct. "India's famed monument to love with First Lady Michelle Obama"
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Jan 24, 2015 11:06pm
A common Pakistani did not care when Obama was visiting India and still does not care if he has cut short his visit. So, who cares.
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Jan 24, 2015 11:33pm
@Vectra correction, his visit days are 24, 25 and 26. On twenty seven after 11 o' clock he is to return after adressing siri forhet auditoriom One hr there and then proceed to visit Taj. The Taj visit is now cancelled
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Jan 24, 2015 11:38pm
@Vectra What funeral? King Abdullah was buried the same day. Cutting short Indian visit, he is going to pay his respects to the new king. This is real power! Saudi Arab zindabad.
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Jan 24, 2015 11:40pm
@Sana Obamo vehemently opposed to the same kings sugestion in Palastine conflict and vetoed. The kings suggestion was Israel withdraw to pre 1967 borders and help create an independent palastine with E.Jerusalem as capital. What a foolish idea. anybody withdraw from captured lands.
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Jan 24, 2015 11:53pm
@zak Saudi notto important to US now, See no body visited to see his dead body. Most world leaders Indonesia, Malasia, European, Indian, US, French visit only for condolense. US have now exporting oil thru fracking. That is the actual cost decline in oil value in market. Less demand
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Jan 25, 2015 12:10am
I'm looking forward to reading minute-by-minute updates of Obama's India visit on the Dawn, including when he brushed his teeth, when he went to the loo, and which soap he used to wash his hands.
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Jan 25, 2015 12:10am
@Abrar "World's Largest Democracy that refuses to provide democratic rights to the Kashmiris."
Clearly some people do not deserve democracy. Let's take your own nation as an example. It is perpetually ruled by a military dictatorship that its citizens strive for and deserve. JnK is very very similar.
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Jan 25, 2015 12:36am
Meeting Saudis is much more important. Taj Mehal is not running away anywhere.
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Jan 25, 2015 12:43am
This is important to note that those chanting world wide democracy slogans keep their mouth box shut when it comes to rule of Al Saudi dynasty. Their slogans only depicts their interests and their silence is also in alignment if their interests rather principles.
It is important to note that the way US govt have relationship and partnership with India that is not equal and balanced with her relationships with Pakistan. Again personal interests are ruling over principles.
Pakistan and rest of Muslim world should look for alternatives leaving Saudi isreli nato Indian axis aside. It would be suicidal if still Pakistani leadership keep relying over US and Saudis.
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Jan 25, 2015 12:52am
Good that Obama cancelled Taj visit. It was organised as a personal visit at the request of Obama as a courtesy by India. It will spare India of the additional security arrangements and the inconvenience to public. The main purpose of the visit ie defence, technology and investment agreements are intact. Kudos to India for a great achievement at such a low cost!!!!
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Jan 25, 2015 01:13am
Big headlines for Obama cancelling his last part (personal) of visit to Tajmahal in Pakistan. But the news of Obama visiting India for signing agreements and trying to woo India to become a strong ally like a NATO ally is suppressed with no importance on issues regarding what Obama would be doing on a 3 day trip to India. Only few hours of cancellation of Agra trip finds so much of importance in Pakistan media. I smell a smoke burning .
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Jan 25, 2015 01:26am
And all the dung cleaning efforts for nothing....
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Jan 25, 2015 01:42am
@Ravi Sharma Not everyone likes taj mahal and has better things to do then butter India.. Indian Modi is definitely a corrupt politician who is a failure who failed to absolve racial differences in gujarat and as a result thousands of atrocities has occured.
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Jan 25, 2015 01:48am
@Rahi mila clean drive is good. visit or no visit, plan changed due to sudden death
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Jan 25, 2015 02:00am
Obama is going where U.S. interests are that is India and rightly so . Everyone looks at their interests. What does Pakistan have to offer, other than electricity breakdowns ,fuel shortage, corruption? Am so disgusted at my fellow countrymen choosing incompetent rulers.
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Jan 25, 2015 02:27am
He should first go to SA to offer his condolences!
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Jan 25, 2015 02:28am
After the second visit: the biases and tilts have become too evident!
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Jan 25, 2015 02:45am
@Harmony So "to Love" and "of Love" mean same to you? To me it changes the meaning of the sentence. First one says that he would be showing intimacy to the first lady and second one is merely a statement about the monument.
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Jan 25, 2015 02:51am
@ruliaram5 I didn't get your point what is the fantasy here? Pakistan is situated at the junction of South Asia, Middle East and the Central Asia with China in its west. China needs access to Central Asian States and Central Asia needs access to warm waters. Gawadar port can serve as a trading hub linking these regions. Pakistan being the founding member of ECO can spearhead the move of regional economic integration with the support of Iran and Turkey. ECO Trade and Development Bank has already been set up with its Head Quarter in Istanbul. The pace is slow but they are moving in the right direction. This region has massive reserves of natural resources and has the potential to become one of the most thriving regions in the world. To achieve that end, I would again stress that we need to defeat this menace of terrorism.
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Jan 25, 2015 05:27am
After all its a depressing place, Taj Mahal is grave of some deceased moguls.
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Jan 25, 2015 05:42am
@zak
somebody is jealous . ah well
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Jan 25, 2015 05:43am
@Lafanga
wow what an insight or hindsight.
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Jan 25, 2015 05:45am
@Ravi Sharma
when there is jealousy it brings out interest
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Jan 25, 2015 05:59am
@zak
Indeed. Saudis Arabia is important as it is practically US colony. Rulers always care about their territory first.Having said that, India would always be there for a long long time and Taj Mahal is also not going anywhere. Obamas would be more than welcome to visit it. Better come visit when he is not president as it would save hasseles for the locals.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:01am
@Rahi mila Glad some people got jobs and made money There is always , somewhere, silver lining.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:08am
@Ravi Sharma Obama is not going to the Taj, because security reasons.The UP government won't allow the armored car to the Taj. Only battery powered golf carts.Security first.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:11am
@kazar No body, and I mean no body control sick mind.Look what happened in the Peshawer School.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:12am
It was Obama's contribution towards Modi's "swachh Bharat Abhiyan", (clean India drive)...discreetly and smartly :)
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Jan 25, 2015 06:13am
@Rahi mila Well, the city of Agra got cleaned, even for a while.That's the bright side of it. And some people got jobs, to boot.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:21am
@Insafseeker Very well, Japan and China prospered once they joined the west, especially the US. Over forty percent of China's export goes to the US.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:25am
Saudi Arabia, the well known epicenter of terrorism funding...oh yeah! millions of rich donate a lot of money after committing sins in order to seek forgiveness and a lot of that money goes to places such as deobamdi madrassahs...and Obama is cancelling his visit to Taj to pay respects to saudi monarchs. Well, that speaks volumes for the currently ongoing war against terrorism and the power of black gold.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:26am
@Akbaruddin The country who beheads the Pakistanis.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:30am
@Lafanga Countries have their interests , not friends.
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Jan 25, 2015 06:43am
We have a saying in Punabi,"Rudada kharbooja, pitran de naam',When a cantaloupe slips from one's hand, make it offering to one's dead predecessors.So Mr Obama has an extra day, go to Saudi A.
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Jan 25, 2015 07:18am
@Abrar - "World's largest democracy denies rights of Kashmiris" Really ? Did you know Harappa and Mohenjo Daro civilization ? Almost 90% of Pakistan should belong to India with your definition, because Pakistani's have denied rights of the ancestors of that land, please google up who were the citizens of Harappa and Mohenjo Daro. With your definition all Muslims of Pakistan will have to evacuate themselves to Afghanistan and beyond. You cannot have double standards.
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Jan 25, 2015 08:01am
just because he was wealthy? wat about paying respect to the 126 people who graduated in peshawar, and our people LIT some candles and changed their profile picture.
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Jan 25, 2015 08:04am
why pakistan is happy over this? all important meetings would be done. its just so called taj mahal visit has been canceled. that was just a concluding part of the visit. but then how can pakistanis understand these high profile things. had they been knowledgeable then they wouldn't have failed everywhere like they have.
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Jan 25, 2015 08:09am
President Obama can visit Taj Mahal again or anytime but he cannot attend the king's funeral any other time except on Jan 27th and he must attend it too.
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Jan 25, 2015 08:24am
@zak He HAS to go to SArabia.Thats why he shortened his trip to India. He wont even spend an extra hour in Saudi Arabia. One thing about importance-wether SArabia or India , trip to Pakistan is NOT important at all! and btw NO invitation to Sharrif until hafiz is handed over to India.
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Jan 25, 2015 08:29am
@Sunil don't compare any country to India in the field of rape. India is no 1
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Jan 25, 2015 08:41am
Obama has decided to come to taj mahal at a later time with beyonce instead. In the mean while, at least the place has been cleaned after a long time. Modi can finally enjoy some private time with himself at the love place ;)
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Jan 25, 2015 08:51am
I wonder when Mr Obama going to visit pakistan
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Jan 25, 2015 09:24am
@Insafseeker I think it's SCO
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Jan 25, 2015 09:26am
@Abrar It is still better than 'World's Biggest Fake Democracy'.
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Jan 25, 2015 09:35am
@M. Asghar Nd how will they do so? I mean Japan is against China, India is against China, ASEAN is against China, nd Taiwan is against China. In every direction most of d bordering countries r against China. Then how it is going 2 make it costly fr Imdia r anyone else?????
Nd, please don't tell me tht it is all powerful Pakistan tht is going 2 help her.
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Jan 26, 2015 03:15am
@Prashant
Never underestimate your adversaries.
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Jan 26, 2015 03:45am
good reporting
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