The souffle was soured by the persistent clamour about rising authoritarianism in Modi’s India, his government’s treatment of religious minorities and curbs on dissent and freedom of speech. If shared values are no longer the glue underpinning the relationship, that leaves two other watchwords regularly voiced by US officials: ‘shared vision’ and ‘shared interests’. It feeds the third and final mantra, of ‘shared interests’ for the two countries. The two sides do not have shared interests on China. The price of that freedom cannot be the flattery of pomp and show around Modi’s visit to Washington.

Source: The Telegraph July 26, 2023 23:19 UTC