Even the blind squirrel finds a nut now and then...
Even the blind squirrel finds a nut now and then...
Do not assume that there is a perfect match between Indian and American interests. India is most certainly a better partner than Pakistan, but please consider the following:
1. India has a fifty year old strategic partnership with Russia, that partnership has been tested and is not going away anytime soon.
2. India and Russia have mutual strategic interests that might conflict with US interests.
3. India is “Gaullist”. I.e. like France, they don’t like to be told what to do, by anyone. (India has always been one of the most vocal members of the “Non-aligned movement”).
4. A strategic partnership with India will require a great deal of painstaking diplomacy. (India is an extremely complex democracy with a wide range of ideologies represented - ranging from communists (Marxists and Maoists) to conservatives (BJP)). Do not for one second think that dealing with all this will be easy.