Tom was not apologetic.

My dreams are self conscious and overly apologetic.

Since 1991, India has been slowly changing its policy framework away from the socialist vision of its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. However, for political reasons, the changes were always justified in an almost apologetic way.

Despite all of the obstacles and risks, Modi has articulated an explicit economic vision for the first time since Nehru. Unlike the apologetic reforms of the past two decades, Indians have been promised a confident new beginning.

But critics on the right have complained that Obama s approach to foreign policy has been weak, too apologetic, and overly reliant on soft power. They worry about Obama s promise to begin withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan 18 months after the surge.