Reaffirming Indo-US ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to America indicates that the India-US strategic relationship has the potential to become the defining partnership of this century

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s six-day visit to the US (September 21-27) is likely to be an important marker in Indo-US ties. Bilateral ties between the world’s oldest and largest democracies have been burgeoning but a section of the Indian commentariat has remained consumed by minor irritants. President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth on Kashmir was analysed and over-analysed to see if there has been a shift in the American position on the issue. Trade disputes were elevated to a point where they seemed to be on the verge of derailing the entire edifice of Indo-US ties. The reality, however, has always been