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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has begun to rewrite the script of India-U.S. relations.
Indian legislators have very little in common with the average citizen.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is changing the nature of India’s world view, recasting its self-image, and altering the character of its diplomacy.
Modi’s engagement with the United States is driven fundamentally by considerations about India’s national interests, just as Obama’s outreach to Modi was driven by his judgement about India’s importance for American interests in Asia.
The upcoming summit could be the moment when India and the United States find the necessary political will to turn opportunities that have been at hand for years into tangible agreements.
For the foreseeable future, Washington must be reconciled to the fact that the success of the bilateral relationship will require asymmetrical American contributions to India.
U.S.-India relations have not meandered because of a lack of ideas; they’ve ebbed and flowed thanks to over-hyped pledges followed by half-baked implementation.
Barack Obama’s return to India as the first U.S. president invited to India’s Republic Day celebrations promises to rejuvenate the bilateral relationship.
The evolution of the India-Pakistan bilateral relationship is unlikely to depend primarily on New Delhi.
U.S. President Barack Obama’s return to India in January 2015 carries the hope that Washington and New Delhi may succeed in placing their cooperation on firmer foundations.