Election Result 2024: US is okay, even with a Modi lite 3.0
economictimes.indiatimes.comBiden is fine with Modi 3.0, even in its diminished capacity. The India-US partnership has grown substantially, serious problems have been tackled with finesse, and the future shows new possibilities. Continuity trumps change in this case, especially with concerns in Washington of a possible lurch far to the right now considerably dampened with a coalition NDA government in New Delhi.
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Biden has a relatively uncluttered view of India’s importance in the larger scheme of things — a reliable partner, relatively drama-free place, and a country that doesn’t give sleepless nights to US officials. That should remain unchanged.
India is a major pillar in the Indo-Pacific strategy to keep the region free from Chinese coercion with the Indian Navy playing an ever-larger role. It’s also a crucial member of the Quad. Broadly speaking, its ‘peaceful rise’ is a source of stability in the region. Washington remains acutely aware that the distance travelled over the last 10 years would have been longer and harder under, say, Rahul Gandhi.
On the economic front, US officials recognise the business environment and infrastructure both improved under ‘Modi’s decade’. They also note a general sense of fiscal responsibility. As the world’s fastest growing large economy, India is an island of opportunities in a fragmenting world where trust among partners is becoming a necessary
