"Salon, naturally, will publish its endorsements for India's upcoming national elections in due time."

As well you should. If an American journal cared enough about a foreign election to take an informed position, it would be entirely admirable.

India has a strong economic interest in a strong US with higher labor rates. That works to their advantage. A McCain driven feudal theocracy replete with homeless serfs cuts too deep into India's economic leverage.

Except, on the forefront of Barack's domestic economic policy is taking away business tax deductions for those companies offshoring work. So, are they being self-interested by cozying up to the enemy?

Am from India, dont know anybody who reads this.

Hey, but they seem to be a WSJ subsidiary.

It's not just India that's weighing in, the whole world is involved. The world knows that the US is involved in their country, so they should feel they should have an opinion on the US election, because it will affect them. If you want to hear how deeply embedded the US election is in Kenya, please cut and paste this link:

http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2008/200811/20081103.html

Scroll down to "All Politics Are Tribal" turn up your volume and click on, 'Listen to Part Two.' The average taxi driver in Kenya knows more about the election that some Americans I've seen interviewed. I guarantee that anyone who listens to this short audio doc will be singing the Kenyan Obama Song all the way to the polls tomorrow. Unless, of course, you're voting for McCain.

"Indians work and live and vote in the United States."

True, Indians work and live here, but only American citizens get to vote, and India does not offer dual citizenship, so technically, no, Indians do not vote in US elections.

Perhaps you were thinking of Israelis. Both countries start with an I, so it's easy to get them confused.

Cheers,

BC