India must ‘Cherish and Nurture’ its Muslims: Obama to Modi

India needs to “cherish and nurture” its Muslim population, which is integrated and considers itself Indian, former US president Barack Obama said on Friday. It is an idea that needs to be reinforced, he emphasised at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit here. Obama touched on a host of topics, including his relationship with Narendra Modi and Manmohan Singh, terrorism, Pakistan, the hunt for Osama bin Laden and his love for Indian ‘dal’ and ‘keema’, during his address and the question-answer session that followed. Obama, the first African American president of…

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