[A]s the world rushes to help India while it buckles under a catastrophic second wave of COVID-19, I see the limits of representation. The vice president’s silence hurts.
With Blinken having described India as a 'bipartisan success story,' there will be overall continuity in the U.S. view of India as balancing Chinese power in Asia.
Because of the experience in the 2016 elections, both candidates are reaching out to ethnic groups as even a small chunk of votes could potentially be decisive.
Its latest poll tells a most consequential story, but one that has received little attention: Indian-Americans don’t actually care much about U.S. policy for South Asia.
Indians — not to be confused with Indian-Americans — appear to like American presidents once they get to know them, which can be after a visit or an agreement or just personal charm.