Mr Modi is due to visit the US shortly. At the turn of 1950,as we became a republic ,both the US with its democratic capitalism of and the socialist USSR had extended friendship Unlike purely political ties of a NATO or economic ones as the BRICS , Indo -US relations have been far deeper and multi -planar and for long..Nehruvian non -alignment had served us well in handling our geo-politics till the ' 90s .With increasing globalisation since and our economy rapidly growing, the relations need re tuning. The strong ideological bonds with Russia have transcended time.Sadly ,the last decade witnessed a cooling off in Indo-US engagement, perhaps more due to the US being embroiled in its internal politics and economic slide.On top of this the US has been shifting the epicenter of its geo-political interests away from this sub continent. Its abdication from Afghanistan is a pointer and so is its diminishing attention over Pakistan ,post Bin Laden. A shared political dais is a prerequisite for large nations to have enduring relationship. Without a common minimum political agenda, we can but find transient relief in just a N'Deal or in purchase and trade .
The welcome visit of Mr Xi Jinping was also accompanied by unwelcome ones into our borders. Little seems to have changed since 1962 !.With the Afghan front coming to a crescendo this year and growing internal troubles in Pakistan and given a powerful and unreliable China , a new politico-economic paradigm in Indo -US relations needs to be set to secure our interests Reinventing Indo -US ties lies in jointly aligning deeper and long term geo-political interests, by both the nations.
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