In The Speech Of Barack I Can Read American Diplomacy And His Unsound Understanding Of India Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

In the speech of Obama given at Red Fort,
I can mark the workings of
American diplomacy
How do they take into their stride,
How do they sideline
From coming into power
And so many things
Connected with his personal experience.

The pledge of the Indian constitution
Is the pledge of India
To be a sovereign socialist secular republic,
The natural tending of the Indian people
Down the ages,
The govt may be of Modi
But the philosophy is not on pawn
To anyone,
The heritage and history of India.

The gender bias, selective sex abortions
And equity he talk of
Are but rooted in poverty and ignorance,
Are but societal evils,
The secularism he talks,
He should mark it,
Were all the Christian missionaries
Not involved in conversions,
Can he assure us?

Such a thing can be said in India,
From the Indian dais and platform,
But not from Saudi Arabia,
Can it ever be secular,
Perhaps the answer is no,
Whatever be his perception about India
As I do not uphold the present govt too,
Nor is my opinion?

Modi invited him and he came to
As a guest of honour
And this is our pride,
What Modi says it all
That too I do not ask to abide by,
But my perception is this
Whatever drama
The Hindu Mahasabha and the RSS stage,
India is not so intolerant and cruel.