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Almost 200 nations are set to strike a global warming agreement in Paris in December after over two decades of trying.

US President Barack Obama weighed in on one of India’s most sensitive topics as he wound up a visit on Tuesday, making a plea for freedom of religion to be upheld in a country with a history of strife between Hindus and minorities.

Obama also said that around the world we have seen intolerance, violence and terror perpetrated by those who profess to be standing for upholding their faith "We have to guard against any efforts to divide us on sectarian lines or any other thing," he said.

Dr. Rajwant Singh thanked President Obama and said, "We are truly appreciative of President Obama's thoughtfulness and his respect for the community in the United States.

A US Congressional committee will conduct a hearing on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on September 30, the day Prime Minister Narendra Modi would hold a summit meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House.

Dr. Rajwant Singh said, “We appreciate the leadership of President Obama for navigating a very difficult process of getting the nation to this point where health care will be available to the most vulnerable and the uninsured.

President Barack Obama praised the role of the Asian-American and Pacific Islanders in building America at a White House reception.

Representing President Obama. Mike Honda, offered the Sikh greeting to acknowledge the community.

The president's decision may have averted the mis-identification problem, but it raises other, problematic questions about his priorities and his integrity. In bypassing the Golden Temple, President Obama signals that he is more interested in ensuring he does not lose political points than in potentially reducing the likelihood..

He said it all had begun when "The President mentioned to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the state dinner in November about the Guru Nanak birthday celebrations the White House had hosted. This was such a complete surprise and such a wonderful and great gesture."

Save some of those firecrackers if you are a fan of Barack Obama and/or a votary of better India-U.S ties: The American President will arrive in India on Diwali night, at the tail end of the festival of lights.

"No other world leader is more capable to understand the plight of Sikhs in India than President Obama who himself comes from a minority community which has suffered a lot of discrimination and injustice in America," said Pannun,

Both King Jr and Obama’s message is a message of Hope and Change. But the beauty of their message is that they say something that is doable. Do-able because it is completely in our own hands.