Kriti Upadhyaya is a Washington DC-based US-India analyst and strategic advisor.
Globally, countries are reeling with economic shocks. Comparatively, India has fared well with World Bank stating that the country is better positioned to manage global headwinds. In the defence and strategic sector, the increases in defence budget from last year has hopes up. And with continuing
US-India ties have progressed at a rapid pace in the past few years, mostly due to rising defense trade and increasing geopolitical convergences. But with deepening ties also come rising expectations. However, recent divergences should not overshadow long-term strategic convergences. The upcoming 2+