The visit will not just be about pomp and show.
Author: Husain Haqqani and Aparna Pande, Opinion Contributors
The US raises its bet on India
The United States has just raised its bet on strategic partnership with India. High-level exchanges have increased and will culminate with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official visit to Washington in June and President Biden’s participation in the G-20 summit in Delhi in September. India and the U.S. have also agreed to expand their economic and technological ties. Still, India…
China tests America’s will with clashes along India border
Given India’s desire to maintain sovereign autonomy, China wants to provoke India into ending its current close relationship with the U.S.
India’s economy can’t compete with China’s — and that should concern US policymakers
Even though the U.S., Europe, Australia and Japan all see India as their future partner, their corporations are either pulling out or reducing the size of their operations in India.
South Asian countries are tying their fortunes to China’s infrastructure schemes — and failing
Once Sri Lanka and Pakistan get through their current challenges, they would do well to scale back their reliance on China as a partner.
Should the US temper its expectations of India?
India is reprising its Cold War-era strategy of walking the tightrope between Russia and the United States. During the virtual summit between President Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in April, as well as the in-person Quad leaders’ summit in Tokyo in May, Biden requested India’s support on Ukraine. India has refused to stop purchasing oil…
Without summits, a West Asia ‘Quad’ makes progress
The West Asia quad has already resulted in a free trade agreement and multiple cooperative arrangements.