Editorial: Should the US coddle or cudgel India? Actually, neither approach works.

President Joe Biden and India Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House on June 22, 2023. (Andrew Harnik/AP) American foreign policy straddles two missions — the first is championing democracy and human rights around the world and the second is pursuing in realpolitik fashion what it needs from other nations. Quite often, the gap between the two is formidable. President Joe Biden has encountered that disconnect several times in the last 2 ½ years, most notably with Saudi Arabia and the abysmal human rights record amassed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,…