Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first meeting with US President Donald Trump was, by most accounts of Raisina Hill and Washington, DC beltway watchers, a success for both countries. Predictably, Islamabad has rejected the joint statement, setting itself up for continued non-dialogue with both Washington and New Delhi. Finally, there is a clear distinction in the ‘value’-based approach of Modi and the more ‘interest’ and transactional approach of Trump. Clearly, in the first round Modi has played the Trump card to his advantage. Sidhu is visiting professor at New York University’s Center for Global Affairs and associate fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

Source: Mint July 02, 2017 21:33 UTC