Express View on the US presidential race: Change and continuity

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Among the world’s major powers, India is arguably the least apprehensive about the presidential rematch in the US between incumbent Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump. Unlike most US allies, India has benefited from productive relationships with the administrations of both. The bipartisan commitment — between the Democrats and Republicans — for a solid partnership with India has expanded since President Bill Clinton’s visit to India 24 years ago this month. The expansive scope and intensity of India’s relations with the US today stand in contrast to mutual indifference in the Cold War years and serious tensions in the...