We have no friends or foes, only interests

Indians can be uniquely sentimental in world affairs. There was and is no dearth of persons who assert that as fellow democracies India and the US are “natural allies”. But the reality is different .For over three decades, the US armed and equipped Pakistan’s armed forces and openly or tacitly supported it on the Kashmir issue. In 1971, India was confronted by a US-Pakistan-China alliance and responded by signing a treaty with the Soviet Union, which was immensely useful during the Bangladesh conflict. Despite claims of being a champion of democracy, the US did not hesitate to join Communist China and Pakistan’s military dictatorship in an alliance against India.

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