From early indications, the Modi government's foreign policy seems to be pragmatic and reciprocal, says K G Suresh.
"They call me the Class 10 vice-chancellor," he says as his thin lips flirt with a smile. You almost feel that the tall man of spare build is being facetious. And then you see that his deep set eyes are not twinkling. There is a sense of the combative in them.
In his penultimate State of the Union address, Barack Obama said that the economy is improving.