Like Obama, he too has promised to bring in an era of transparency and accountability of the top executive office of the country.
As part of this, Obama has made massive use of internet and IT technology to put on the World Wide Web real time data of government expenditure and projects.
Modi during his election campaign had promised to use IT and internet to not only bring in transparency in his governance, but he said he believes that this would help in addressing the issue of corruption in a big way.
After receiving a historic victory on May 16, Modi has indicated restructuring the government and making it lean and thin.
Obama after becoming the US President in January of 2008 has worked hard to restructure the US government, which also includes reducing the work force in many cases.
Obama has stressed on the importance of diplomats donning on the role of being CEOs to sell the country's products worldwide and bring in foreign direct investment.
During his election campaign, Modi has emphasised on the important role that a diplomat can play in achieving the economic goals of the country.
During his campaign, Modi spoke about the importance of tourism in enhancing the country's economy.
