The US-India relationship has been severely damaged. This is my opinion. I do not know what the current leadership in India thinks, but as I observe the shift in India’s geopolitical strategy, I fear that the US is no longer central to India’s future growth as a significant regional power in Asia.

This is a tragedy. The two nations, to reiterate, share long-standing and growing synergies.

Now the spark is gone. India has lost the trust it had in the credibility and friendship of the US. It will take another 30 years to rebuild this trust, if at all.

What can be done?

First, respect. India needs to be respected and cannot be bullied, lectured, arm-twisted, and heckled as we have seen recently by some of the leadership in the US.

Second, engagement. India must be re-engaged with transparency, consideration, empathy, and dialogue. Unilateral actions must be........

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