The India-US embrace

Sitting in the Oval Office at the White House, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reminded United States President Joe Biden: "Eight years ago, you said that 'our goal is to become India's best friend'. This personal commitment to India is inspiring us to take many bold and ambitious measures." "Today India and the US are walking shoulder to shoulder, from the depths of oceans to heights of skies. From ancient culture to artificial intelligence," Modi told Biden. Days before this meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had met China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Blinken said the two…