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In September 2014, in his first meeting with President Barack Obama, Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about making the US a principal partner “in the realisation of India’s rise as a responsible, influential world power”. This was in a way the first time that any Indian prime minister had talked about the country’s ambition to grow into a “responsible, influential world power”. That ambition manifested in the functioning of the Modi government in the last eight years. From wars to the economy to climate, India has become integral to the contemporary global discourse. India is not new to playing a...
