In 2007, Senator Obama's campaign called Hillary Clinton ''the senator from Punjab,'' referring to her and her husband's close political and economic ties to India. However, in 2010, President Obama traveled to India with an entourage of almost 250 businesspeople to drive home the message that India could be a goldmine for American jobs. What might account for the turnaround in Barack Obama's public position on the importance of India for American jobs?

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