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A Flurry of Diplomacy Between India and America

The Warcast
April 15, 2022

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Episode Notes:

This was a big week in U.S.-Indian diplomacy. Tanvi Madan of the Brookings Institution takes us through a flurry of high-level engagements. The big takeaway? Despite differences over Russian aggression in Ukraine, the two powers are keeping their eyes on the challenge they still share: China.

[0:18] Introduction

[2:26] A positive meeting

[3:38] What about China?

[5:04] Pakistani politics

[8:42] Indian arms purchases

[10:23] Potential sanctions

[11:05] Human rights comments

[14:34] Deeper strategic cooperation