A Hug is like a boomerang you get it back right away, says Bil Keane but Mr Rajagopalan thinks otherwise. I wanted to present to you some of the views expressed by him in an artilce titled, "It is time PM realised politics of Embrace is detrimental to national interest" . These are strictly authors views and not mine. The author says that having been disenchanted with the Congress, people reposed their faith in Modi and voted BJP to power. And after assuming office PM Modi has been visiting many countries, all aimed at promoting national interest.
   It is said that the manner in which PM conducts himself, while meeting heads of Govts abroad makes one wary, particularly taking the initiative to embrace foreign leaders is not in good taste he says as the politics of embrace has always been disastrous for the nation if one cared to look at the history.
   The author went on to say that after Persian king Nadirsha embraced Delhi ruler Bahadur Shah, we were deprived of Kohinoor Diamond. Mahatma Gandhi hugged Mohammad Ali Jinnah on many occasions, and the nation got partitioned. Afzal Khan tried to hug Shivaji at Pratapgarh Fort, but Shivaji killed him and made a daring escape. Lord Mountbatten embraced Nehru and  Kashmir's Gilgit area went to Pakistan. Former PM Vajpayee hugged his Pakistan counterpart, Nawaz Sharif at Wagh border and within few weeks we had to fight Kargil war. Modi made a detour to Lahore and embraced Sharif, and the militant attack on Airbase at Pathankot followed.
   Since every nation Persues policies to further its interests such embraces never help change anything on the ground. America has announced a deal to supply F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan close on the heals of Modi hugging Barack Obama, before holding bilateral talks.
   During state visits abroad PM should make others realise that India is strong nation having its own dignity and commanding the respect of other nations. It is further observed in the article, that sadly enough, no foreign dignitary has ever come forward to hug our PM. Normally, it is Modi who makes first move and now it is time, PM realised that politics of embrace could be detrimental to nation as such.