Obama's India visit moves bilateral ties into new trajectory

RELATIONS between India and the US have moved into a new trajectory upon the visit of US President Barack Obama to New Delhi for India's 66th Rebublic Day on Jan 26. The visit was marked by several notable features: the obvious personal rapport between Mr Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi; agreement on several key issues on security and technology; and having "an open and predictable climate for investment", leading to a general optimism among India's business leaders.

There has been a perceptible shift in attitude on both the US and Indian sides. The US sees India as an alternativ…