Clinton and Obama are not in the least bit influenced by Indians serving their administration - I'd in fact doubt if they see them more than once a year that too perhaps in a XMas party or something
Right on!
American policies towards other countries are FIRST and FOREMOST driven by the ......................
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American interests (and American interests ONLY).
You don't get to be the biggest dog on the block by serving some other master.
Many Pakistanis (by following Arabian mentality) OVERPLAY lobbying influence in the US.
Or perhaps many LOBBYISTS overplay their role, and thus milk many countries around the world from the hard earned cash.
Pakistan's role in the world is the exclusive driver for Pakistan-US relationship. Lobby or no Lobby, Indians cannot do a squat about it.
Think about this.
Pakistan has been in close relationship with the US since Liaqat Ali's time. Tell me what was the Pakistani lobby or Indian lobby doing in Washington back then?
Nothing! Zilch, Nada, Shunny, A BIG FAT ZERO.
And the same is true, right now. Americans like any other super-power of the time, play by their own rules. If you fit in those rules, you are good as gold. If you don't fit in those rules, then you will be Axis of Evil.
Turks acted the same way, Romans did the same, Persians and Abbasi behaved the same way as the USA in today's world.
Sure the style is different, the language is different, but the basic driving principle are the same since the time of Baba Ji Adam and Amma Ji Hawwa.
Case in point.
Turks or Khilafate Usmania constantly and consistently beat the cr@p out of Palestinians and other Middle Eastern Arabs. Why?
Arabs in general and Palestinians in particular DID NOT want to play by the Turkish rules.
- these are very powerless positions that Indians have been appointed to
- these are awarded based on friendships and campaign work etc rather than any great expertise
- they do not represent India. They just happen to have parents/grand parents of Indian origin
Given the number of Indians in the US, I'd say they are grossly under represented in key positions. ...
This is "largely" correct and fair assessment.