Modi Regime Offers Opportunity To Reenergise U.S-India Ties: U.S Expert


WASHINGTON: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) assumption of power offers an opportunity to reinvigorate U.S-India ties and work together for mutual benefit on areas such as defence, security, trade, and counterterrorism cooperation, according to a U.S expert.

"Many argue that the Obama Administration will be too distracted with other foreign policy challenges to focus on its relationship with India," wrote Lisa Curtis, a senior research fellow at the conservative think tank at The Heritage Foundation.

"But the reality is that our two countries need each other to cope with these global challenges, especially when it comes to international terrorism and maintaining a stable balance of power in the Asia-Pacific," she wrote.

"The quality of the Indo-U.S relationship matters more than the quantity of dialogues," Curtis wrote in a piece ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to the U.S at the end of this month.

"Both sides should seek to deepen their interactions and cooperation in a purposeful manner while learning to manage day-to-day irritants that almost certainly will arise," she suggested.

"India will have to manage a balancing act as it seeks to expand economic opportunity for all its citizens while projecting strength outside its borders and managing border tensions with Pakistan on one side and China on the other," Curtis wrote.

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Source: IANS