Prime Minister Narendra Modi was at the White House today. He'll address Congress tomorrow as relations between the US and India continue to warm up. But Senators of both parties have criticized India's human rights record, and Modi himself once was denied a US visa for tolerating religious violence. He now governs a nation that needs new jobs for a million people who turn 18 every month, while economic growth increases the dangers of climate change. We hear about India's role in America's "Pivot to Asia" and the challenge of China's assertiveness.
The US and India: A Complex "Partnership"
More
- Modi's interview with the Wall Street Journal
- Jaishankar on the highs, lows and progress between US and India
- Jaishankar on India's five foreign policy goals
- Burns on the need for our next president to maintain a strong partnership with India
- Cardin, other Senators attack India's human rights record
- Sengupta on young Indians working to overcome their past
Credits
Guests:
- Dhruva Jaishankar - Brookings India - @d_jaishankar
- Nicholas Burns - Harvard Kennedy School of Government - @RNicholasBurns
- Ben Cardin - US Senate (D-MD) - @SenatorCardin
- Somini Sengupta - international climate reporter for the New York Times - @SominiSengupta