We should be allying ourselves with India BIG-TIME. Instead, our continued dysfunctional relationship with two-faced Pakistan has made India suspicious of US policy.
We have two adversaries in common:
Red China and Islamic Jihadists.
Why are we making the Indians buy second-rate Soviet hand-me-downs? If the Admiral Gorshkov, which was laid down in 1978, could be renovated for India, why couldn’t much more capable former US Navy carriers, like the USS John F. Kennedy?
The Indians have made it clear that they do not want an alliance with anyone, including the US. They are quite proud of their ‘non-aligned’ status. Whether this will change due to growing China-Pakistan ties is an open question...
Our foreign policy is insane.