Former US president Barack Obama at HT Leadership Summit New Delhi. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/MintNew Delhi: India needs to cherish and nurture its Muslim population that is integrated and considers itself Indian, former US president Barack Obama said in New Delhi on Friday. It is an idea that needs to be reinforced, the former president said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. Responding to an India-specific question, Obama referred to India’s “enormous Muslim population”, which is successful, integrated and thinks of itself as Indian. Referring to India, he said, “And that is something that needs to be cherished and nurtured, cultivated.

Source: Mint December 01, 2017 07:52 UTC