"Take Him Seriously, But Not Literally": Expert On Trump's India Approach

"The US-India relationship is generally in a very good place and both should avoid doing anything that makes the current scratchiness into a permanent feature of the relationship," Dr Ashley J Tellis told NDTV

New Delhi:

It's a question that's going to be asked repeatedly this year, especially in the context of what's been happening between India and US President Donald Trump over the last few days and the last few weeks. Mr Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, all of it throwing up a big question - can India trust Mr Trump? The India-US relationship is a very strong one, and has always enjoyed a great deal of continuity.

But now there are questions over whether India needs to recalibrate and prepare for the next steps in the world of Mr Trump.

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