Deductions & credits

Me and my wife have been here for more that 183 days so in that case I believe I can treat myself as resident aliens for 2016. My question is why I will not be qualified for foreign income exclusion? What I earned in India I already paid all taxes there then why should again I pay tax here in USA? Also you said that I can add foreign taxes paid in foreign taxes segment but in which segment actually I can claim as my income was salary income not dividend nor from other.