P Chidambaram writes: Collective action than dosti

Prime Minister Modi may or may not have read Shakespeare but has certainly imbibed the truth in Shakespeare's words: 'There is flattery in friendship' (Henry VI). Flattering his friend President Donald Trump, Mr Modi hopes to negotiate the issues of immigration and deportation, visas, trade balance, tariffs, nuclear energy, South China Sea, BRICS, QUAD and FTA. President Trump has four years, and no more. Prime Minister Modi has four years, and is believed to desire more. It is obvious that not all the issues can be resolved in the four common years. The next American government — whether Republican or…