Latest / The Foreign Affairs Interview
The Uncertain Future of U.S. Relations With India: A Conversation With Ashley J. Tellis, Nirupama Rao, and Dhruva Jaishankar
In a recent essay in Foreign Affairs, the scholar and former U.S. official Ashley J. Tellis makes a provocative argument about India’s foreign policy. In a piece titled “India’s Great-Power Delusions,” Tellis argues that Indian policymakers have their priorities wrong. Instead of pushing for what they call “multipolarity” in the international system, Indian leaders should align more closely with the United States. Tellis insists that India will be able to fend off China, its far stronger rival in Asia, only with U.S. backing. But it may lose that support if it continues to express skepticism…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.