Nikki Haley

Nikki also hails from an Indian tradition of hard work and achievement. The subcontinent is a crowded place. Every Indian learns early on that one’s elbows are worth their weight in gold. Coming in second in any (academic) competition is utterly worthless. Any Indian speaker attending any forum is preceded by someone who reads his or her entire resume. It is often more voluminous than the speech itself. Indian families tend to wax proudly about relatives having made it in the U.S. They tend to look on America as the gold standard of business practice as well as governance. Indians were jubilant when Obama was elected. It was meant to put to rest incessant accusations of racism (in America) by India’s Left.

Indians are smart. They were quick to recognize the disaster that is the Obama administration. They understand the potential consequences world-wide. The news has been filtering back to India via the Indians working here.

It’s not outside the realm of possibility that Nikki’s Haley’s ambitions exceed the obvious; that she hopes to be able to help stem America’s slide into irrelevance. No doubt she maintains contacts in India. No doubt she is well aware of the threat China poses to all its neighbors. No doubt she acknowledges the vital role the U.S. has traditionally played in keeping China in check. No doubt, seeing U.S. influence ebb in the region concerns her.

Nikki’s roots are Punjabi Sikh. Punjabis are proud and strong. Punjabi women work as hard as their men. Sikhs are fearless; they are fiercely loyal. The Indian army is made up in large part by Punjabi Sikhs. It’s not a stretch to think that by inserting herself in America’s political process Haley hopes at some point to be in a position to save the free world from itself.