Parade and Taj Mahal maybe, but symbolism very important.

Obama is coming, and for the next 4 days the center of Delhi will be a no-go zone for the residents. All 430 rooms at the Sheraton have been booked for him. A no-fly zone has been declared over Raj Path, a 7 layer security zone has been set up and 71 high rise buildings will be completely taken over by the police. Every nook and cranny will be sanitised, said an anonymous but senior police officer. That will certainly be good for health. Hope all the paan stains will also be removed. His car, known affectionately as The Beast, has been airlifted over from the US of A. It weighs 20,000 lbs, which is 10 tons, has tyres that do not puncture and has grenade launchers in the trunk. Around 1,600 US security agents will be lurking with intent. No doubt they will be carrying an assortment of weapons on our streets. Hope there are no Raymond Davis types among them. Long term bosom friend, Pakistan has been warned not to stage any terror attack during the visit, which will make it difficult to portray the ISI as a club for jolly good fellows in dark shades. There are many firsts certainly. No President has visited India twice, the date of the State of the Union address had to be adjusted, no President has been part of the national day of another country and the visit is only to India, although a few stopovers on the way cannot be ruled out. Absolute security is a must. Our Prime Minister is a target for Islamic terrorists because he openly flouts his Hindu identity as opposed to all the pseudo-secular politicians who would happily wipe out Hindus to get ' minority ' votes. Obama is famous as the ' Drone Master ', having killed hundreds of terrorists and civilians in drone attacks in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan, in Yemen, in Somalia and now in Iraq. No one is expecting very much to come out of this visit but the symbolism will be enormous. " He's going to India basically for a parade and a visit to the Taj Mahal," said Julie Pace, a journalist, snarkily. Maybe. He is also firmly in the lame duck period of his presidency, but he still has 2 full years left. Our previous Prime Minister visited the US 11 times but achieved little. He was tied down by his meek acceptance of the supremacy of Ms Sonia Gandhi, to hang on to his chair for a full 10 years, his acceptance of the destructive socialist policies of the National Advisory Council and his inability to modify the Nuclear Liability Act, to make it acceptable to US companies. Modi is a lot more friendly to Israel, a staunch US ally. Upgrading relations with Japan, Vietnam, Israel, the US and possibly Philippines could make China and Pakistan pause before thinking of attacking India again. That will be the real gain.