India-US Relations

There may be some upbraiding of the Modi government on human rights issues, but ultimately, India-U.S. relations will likely continue as usual.

While India was uneasy about fully adopting the old Washington consensus in the 1980s, Delhi has embraced the new consensus, engaging in initiatives and collaborations that ensure reduced dependency on China.

The Western personalized approach of building rapport with Modi to secure India’s strategic cooperation will have to change.

Regardless of generation, Indian Americans are more likely to be liberal on issues in the U.S. and conservative on matters affecting India.

Over the past two years, India was wary of being perceived as aligned with an isolated Russia. That changed during Foreign Minister Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow.

Washington should not avoid honest discussions with India on differences for fear of souring ties.

With India under Modi taking an illiberal turn, analysts in Washington are calling for a transactional, security-focused partnership with India, bereft of shared values.

As the war drags on, New Delhi is unlikely to swim against the tide and align with Washington.

India is a partner against China, but the rationale for countering China is precisely that Beijing engages in the sort of activities which the Canadian PM has accused India of undertaking.

The two leaders are poles apart ideologically, but are drawn together by China's military and economic maneuverings in the Indo-Pacific.

At the bilateral level, its friends are happy to sell it arms but it is yet unable to make its interests the world’s interests in global forums.