"The bait" elevates the relationship.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US is being seen as a breakthrough that will elevate bilateral relations to a new level.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on June 20, beginning his first state visit to the United States. (Source: Twitter)

For a long time, Washington and New Delhi have described each other as "natural allies," praising each other with flattering terms like "the two oldest and largest democracies in the world ." However, US-India relations have consistently been viewed by the public as lacking "fire," and even fraught with difficulties.

While Washington frequently criticizes New Delhi on human rights issues and readily sells F-16 fighter jets to India's rival, Pakistan, India has forged close ties with Russia, becoming a major arms customer. Not only has India maintained neutrality in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but it has also increased its purchases of Russian oil, helping Moscow mitigate the impact of Western sanctions.

Of course, Washington is unhappy, but for the US, no Asian partner is more important than India in its strategy of shifting focus to the Indo-Pacific. Therefore, Washington is always seeking to draw New Delhi closer, with the goal of strengthening its advantage in strategic competition with Beijing, while gradually distancing New Delhi from its relationship with Moscow, especially in the military field.

Washington offered many "temptations" during Prime Minister Modi's visit. Among them, perhaps the most attractive were the military agreements, such as the US supplying India with F414 engines for its Tejas Mk2 light military aircraft, and the contract for India to purchase 30 advanced MQ 9B Predator drones…

But looking at history, India has always been a leader in the non-aligned movement. Despite strengthening cooperation with the US, and even being willing to elevate relations and participate in new alliances such as the "Quad" and "I2U2" with the US, it is unlikely that India will deviate from its established traditions or lose its independent identity in its foreign policy.

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