—Columnist Jim Hoagland in The Washington Post
Even as Asia ponders over the implications of America’s growing engagement in the region, New Delhi has been the first off the starting block to invite Washington to enjoy an extended military sojourn here. This is remarkable considering India’s historical aversion to the US and western military presence anywhere in the region, from the Persian Gulf to Diego Garcia to Trincomalee and beyond.
Jaswant’s remark to Hoagland, and India’s enthusiastic support to US presence in Central Asia, has led many to ask: is there cause for concern that New Delhi is getting too close to Washington, too fast? Or is it that...

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