Perhaps we have nothing to fear

Both Obama's victory and his appointment of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State did little to enthuse those Indians who had been excited by the proactive and intelligent pro-India policies of the Bush administration. Those of us who supported then-Senator Obama reasoned that, despite his almost criminal neglect of India as a foreign policy issue (as opposed to John McCain with his talk of a "league of democracies"), Obama would be so much more positive for the world as a whole that it would be remiss to support McCain on this one issue. The Bush presidency, after all, was so responsible for the growth of terror in Asia (including India) that, paradoxically, Obama might end up being better for India after all. Nevertheless, most of us still had some reservations. The Times of India reports that we might have nothing to be afraid of, citing Clinton's Senate confirmation hearing as evidence:

US secretary of state designate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday vowed to build on the economic and political partnership with India, as
she said that the US and world leaders must work together to “solve the most pressing problems.”

“We will build on the economic and political partnership with India, the world’s populous democracy,” said US president-elect Barack Obama’s pick for the top diplomatic job in testimony to a Senate confirmation hearing.

The former US first lady also acknowledged that emerging markets like India, China, Brazil and South Africa were feeling the “effects” of the current financial crisis and wanted developed and developing countries to work on strategies to provide economic stability in the world.