Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has not yet received a call from U.S. president-elect Barack Obama. New Delhi is reportedly concerned a being put low on the list, though the president Pratibha Patil and .the PM issued congratualatory statements soon after Obama squared off a victory to the Oval office on November 4.
So far, Obama has spoken to 15 world leaders, including Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.
Apart from Premier Singh, Obama is yet to interact telephonically with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.
According to reports, Obama has spoken with the leaders of Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Poland, Pakistan and Spain.
Prime Minister Singh is currently on an official visit to Oman and Qatar and the earliest he can speak to Obama is on Tuesday when he returns to New Delhi.
Insiders say Obama might have been annoyed with the way the Indian government deliberately omitted a crucial paragraph from a letter he had written to Singh during his US visit in September. Obama had asserted in the letter that the Indo-US relations would not spiral down under the next US administration and Congress.
So far, Obama has spoken to 15 world leaders, including Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari.
Apart from Premier Singh, Obama is yet to interact telephonically with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev.
According to reports, Obama has spoken with the leaders of Australia, Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Italy, Poland, Pakistan and Spain.
Prime Minister Singh is currently on an official visit to Oman and Qatar and the earliest he can speak to Obama is on Tuesday when he returns to New Delhi.
Insiders say Obama might have been annoyed with the way the Indian government deliberately omitted a crucial paragraph from a letter he had written to Singh during his US visit in September. Obama had asserted in the letter that the Indo-US relations would not spiral down under the next US administration and Congress.
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