India-US ties ‘essential’ to this century, but Washington must not expect India to follow it: Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken at HTLS
Blinken said India and the US had been “estranged democracies for 50 years”. This changed over the next 25 years, starting towards the end of the Clinton admin.
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What happenedBlinken said India and the US had been “estranged democracies for 50 years”. This changed over the next 25 years, starting towards the end of the Clinton admin.
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Left / center-leftIndia-US ties ‘essential’ to this century, but Washington must not expect India to follow it: Former Secretary of State Antony Bl...
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India-US ties ‘essential’ to this century, but Washington must not expect India to follow it: Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken at HTLS
Blinken said India and the US had been “estranged democracies for 50 years”. This changed over the next 25 years, starting towards the end of the Clinton admin.
