A lot of coverage on Indian media, social or otherwise, is made of Modi's visit to US (in general) and his address to a joint session of their Congress (consists of members from House of Representatives and Senate) in particular.
It was a stupendous speech by a powerful orator who readily connects to the audience - a whole lot difference from his predecessors. Manmohan Singh hardly spoke. Vajpayee though a great orator in election rallies, was a poor communicator in townhall kind of format of addresses and interviews. Modi is a master of all platforms, which was vindicated from the body language of the audience and the applause he got.
But true to their color, our media back home goes by silly nuances, not substances. It hardly matters if Modi got 6 claps or 66 claps, 9 or 19 standing ovations. These numbers hardly matter.
What really matters is the result of his hard sell of India, which he should follow by removing still prevalent regulatory bottlenecks and improving the archaic infrastructure. Otherwise, Vietnam still beating India as a favored investment destination can't be reversed.
Sowing these seeds today will at least take till the year 2024 to yield some tangible results on the ground, assuming Modi gets another term. Till then, uncorking the Champagne can wait.
Yesterday, I scanned through several Indian and American news channels. All Indian news channels made extensive coverage of Modi's Congressional address, whereas not a single American Cable network, notably CNN, Fox and MSNBC thought it newsworty enough to take it to their Prime time slots.
My intention here is not to question Modi's ability or his mission to put India on the global map, putting a spanner on his rolling juggernaut. Modi's intention is sincere, noble and patriotic. There is not an iota of doubt about it.
Still whatever may be the reason behind this frugal coverage of Modi on Coke Land - it is, what it is. Feel free to infer, concurr or whatever, what I see is what I report, with a neutral prospective and without malice. If and when I see otherwise, your's truly will be the first person to report it. Till then....
It was a stupendous speech by a powerful orator who readily connects to the audience - a whole lot difference from his predecessors. Manmohan Singh hardly spoke. Vajpayee though a great orator in election rallies, was a poor communicator in townhall kind of format of addresses and interviews. Modi is a master of all platforms, which was vindicated from the body language of the audience and the applause he got.
But true to their color, our media back home goes by silly nuances, not substances. It hardly matters if Modi got 6 claps or 66 claps, 9 or 19 standing ovations. These numbers hardly matter.
What really matters is the result of his hard sell of India, which he should follow by removing still prevalent regulatory bottlenecks and improving the archaic infrastructure. Otherwise, Vietnam still beating India as a favored investment destination can't be reversed.
Sowing these seeds today will at least take till the year 2024 to yield some tangible results on the ground, assuming Modi gets another term. Till then, uncorking the Champagne can wait.
Yesterday, I scanned through several Indian and American news channels. All Indian news channels made extensive coverage of Modi's Congressional address, whereas not a single American Cable network, notably CNN, Fox and MSNBC thought it newsworty enough to take it to their Prime time slots.
My intention here is not to question Modi's ability or his mission to put India on the global map, putting a spanner on his rolling juggernaut. Modi's intention is sincere, noble and patriotic. There is not an iota of doubt about it.
Still whatever may be the reason behind this frugal coverage of Modi on Coke Land - it is, what it is. Feel free to infer, concurr or whatever, what I see is what I report, with a neutral prospective and without malice. If and when I see otherwise, your's truly will be the first person to report it. Till then....
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