'We saw how vigorous democracy was when it dislodged authoritarianism under Indira Gandhi. We saw its vigour again when it voted Mr Modi out of humble origins as prime minister. It was Nehru who laid that foundation for India and what is worrying today is Modi's rather imperial style of functioning,' says writer Nayantara Sahgal.
This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.
Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.
