Washington, April 23 (IANS) India and the United States must rebuild “mutual respect, mutual sensitivity” and align on core interests as their relationship undergoes a “stress test” amid geopolitical shocks and economic frictions, speakers said at a high-level panel at the Hudson Institute. The discussion, part of the New India Conference, highlighted strains across strategic, economic and people-to-people pillars, even as participants stressed that the partnership remains durable and es…
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Washington, April 24 (IANS) The role of Pakistan in US strategy triggered sharp debate among policymakers, with speakers at the Hudson Institute warning against diluting Washington’s focus on India even as some argued for parallel engagement with Islamabad. Kurt Campbell, former US Deputy Secretary of State, took a firm position, saying American strategic interests should be clearly anchored in India. “Peace and stability are reinforced… by a closer relationship between the United States a…
Washington, April 24 (IANS) A deepening “lack of mutual trust” has emerged as the biggest challenge in India-US ties, even as both sides continue to engage across strategic and economic fronts, speakers said at the Hudson Institute’s New India Conference. “There is a big lack of mutual trust today. We need to build that trust once again,” Ram Madhav said, pointing to a sharp shift in perceptions compared to earlier phases of close political alignment.The panel said the relationship, wh…
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Former US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell described India as America’s most important strategic partner of the 21st century, even as he acknowledged rising concerns over recent strains in the relationship. “I believe the most important relationship for the United States in the 21st century is between the United States and India,” Campbell said at the New India Conference hosted by the Hudson Institute.At the same time, he said it was “troubling… that…
Washington, March 20 (IANS) The ongoing conflict in Iran is beginning to unsettle US strategic commitments in the Indo-Pacific, as Washington diverts military assets and leadership attention back to the Middle East, a former senior Biden administration official said on Friday. “One of the major bipartisan pursuits within the US government over the last two decades has been to redirect military, diplomatic, commercial, and strategic pursuits away from the Middle East and towards the dominant thea…