Indo-U.S. Ties In Transition Mode, Conceptual Problems Still

"If we are overtly anchored on the past, then we are not going to see the opportunities and possibilities in this relationship... At the same time, if we overstep the progress and raise expectations then I think we would fall short in many respect and it creates its own backlash," he said.

Both the countries need to be careful in terms of progressing the ties and positioning it, he added.

He said there are some real issues between India and U.S.. "There is a conceptional problem that we still have to overcome and it is a fact that the post second second World War political order is still very much alive," he said.

The top diplomat said becaU.S.e it is alive in the people's mind, it is expressed in terms of deference to some powers, constraints on some and hostility to others, and "sometimes companionship to ideologies which may not be palatable to average American or that matter Indian citizens".

Noting that both the countries will have to be careful, he said, "We need to have a different way, different concept of the world around U.S. and where we fit into that world. And until we get that conceptual sense right, it would be a bit of a struggle".
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