Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to the United States this week for a visit billed as a turning point for bilateral relations, with deeper cooperation in defence industry and sharing high technology in sharp focus.
The visit is expected to give India access to critical American technologies Washington rarely shares with non-allies, strengthening a new bond that is underpinned by not just global politics but also business and economics.
President Joe Biden has built on that legacy and expanded cooperation as the United States sees India as a vitalin its efforts to push back against China's expanding influence worldwide and strengthen security in the Indo-Pacific. India too has overcome its "hesitations of history" - as Modi put it in a 2016 address to U.S. Congress - and looked West amid its own military tensions and fraying ties with China.
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