730: India’s ties to the US are stable: Trump and Modhi got along, but politics will prevail. Sadanand Dhume @dhume, @AEI, @wsj
Image: City View, Benares, India Sadanand Dhume, @dhume, @AEI, @wsj; AEI & WSJ; in re: Modhi using his charisma to bld a relationship with Trump, but also common interests; Trump legacy: deepened defense ties, signed on to three foundational defense agreements, and what the Indians liked was that the Trump Adm had no questions about human rights. BJP has taken a harder turn in the last four years. Tamil Brahmin descent: Kamala Harris’s mother was born in India, moved to California at 19; comes from a small but successful community that’s thriven in the sciences. In irony, the Tamil Brahmins have had to emigrate because of affirmative action limits.