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Friends Without Benefits

Is the U.S.-Indian Relationship Built to Last?

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Friends Without Benefits

By: Robert Boggs, Nicholas Burns
Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
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Indian interests are fundamentally at odds with those of the United States, writes Boggs, and diplomacy will make little difference. Burns replies.

©2015 Foreign Affairs (P)2015 Audible, Inc. Political Science Politics & Government United States World
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short political article about how the US is viewing its relationship with India, implying that there is slight tension and not enough cooperation. this is tricky, because every country will define cooperation in terms of their own goals, and in a situation of conflicting interests it is difficult to expect one country to “cooperate” as the other would potentially want, and an example is used in regards to strengthening relationships with partners on Asia, where India is, versus supporting US interests in Asia and the Middle East, especially in open conflicts.
interesting article overall still.

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