There’s no busier time for the Indian government than the time around January 26, which is also known as Republic Day. A day which commemorates the inauguration and enforcing of the Indian constitution.
It’s also the time when Obama has penciled in a visit to the nation’s capital and will also participate in the national parade that takes place on that day.
With the American President due to arrive in the nation’s capital at the weekend before the celebrations, he will also be the first American President ever to attend the parade along with Pranab Mukherjee.
What will also be abundantly clear is that the relations between India and the United States has reached a much higher level than it was in the past.
This is a far cry from the issue surrounding Devyani Khobragade, India’s deputy conul general in New York City who was accused of visa fraud and not paying her housekeeper the right wages.
India retaliated by removing privileges that were enjoyed by American diplomats while taking away security barriers from the US embassy in New Delhi.
If that wasn’t enough, the issue revolving around the elections in March and the chaos that followed was attributed to being the reason why Nancy Powell exited the scene, while playing a key role as Washington’s top envoy to India at the time.
And now with Obama’s visit, the relationship that was put on hold, has been clearly put behind – something that has been made obvious with Obama’s participation in India’s Republic Day Parade this year.