American and Indian officials signed an agreement to share real-time geographical data through satellite images when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited India in October. Despite the warming ties, though, Indian officials also worry that Mr. Biden might be less critical of Pakistan, India’s archrival, than Mr. Trump has been. Mr. Biden may even reach out to Islamabad for support as the United States draws down troops in Afghanistan. And Mr. Modi’s recently passed pro-market agricultural policies have fueled a farmer rebellion that has snarled daily life in the nation’s capital and stirred up more anti-government feeling. His campaign added that Mr. Biden was also “disappointed” in Mr. Modi’s citizenship law.

Source: International New York Times December 24, 2020 15:11 UTC