The CPI today described the election of Barack Obama as the US President as "historic" and expressed hope that he would bring about a change in the US policies, particularly towards West and South Asia.
"Obama had sought votes for a change. People have supported him for a change. We hope he can really bring about a changes in the US policies towards the developing world, particularly in West and South Asia," CPI national secretary D Raja told PTI.
Maintaining that the Bush administration had been "belligerent" in its approach towards the developing countries, he said he hoped that the new president would make a departure from Bush's policy especially those concerning peace and development.
"I hope Obama will respect multilateralism," Raja said.
Obama's victory itself was historic because for the first time, a person from such a social and economic background has won the US presidential polls, he said.
