New Delhi: Addressing a select gathering from the ramparts of Purana Qila on Friday, U.S. President George W. Bush launched a charm offensive; he opened his speech with "namaste" and made special mention of Kalpana Chawla and Sania Mirza.
The flavour of his 25-minute televised speech wrapping up his three-day visit was distinctly Indian, with references to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru as well as prominent contemporaries.
``Tonight we stand on the ruins of an ancient city that was the capital of an Indian kingdom thousands of years ago. Today it is a part of a modern Asian city that is the capital of one of the world's great nations.
``At the heart of the civilisation that helped give the world mathematics, cutting edge businesses ... that now give us the technology of tomorrow."``When you come to India in the 21st Century you are inspired by the past and you can see the future,'' he said.
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