Indo-US Relations To Strengthen If Modi Attains PM Role: U.S. Scholars

Bangalore: Indo-US ties are likely to brace furthermore if Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Narendra Modi is voted to power in the 2014 polls, say 2 U.S. scholars, as reported by The Indian Express.

"I think nothing is going to fundamentally change if Modi becomes Prime Minister. In fact, there is likelihood that the relationship might even become deeper than it is today," says Ashley Tellis, of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Tellis further mentioned that the transformation in bilateral ties began taking place during the term of the NDA government which was led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

"Prime Minister Singh was in many ways the beneficiary of that transformation that took place between 1998 and 2004," he said.

"I expect that if the BJP comes back into office, they will really continue that tradition, because in many ways the BJP view of the US is actually just as favourable as that held by Prime Minister Singh, if not more favorable. So I don't see any particular impediment, if there is a BJP government in office, for the bilateral relationship," Tellis added.

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