Trump must seize moment to forge 'soft' alliance with India

Brahma Chellaney, a professor of strategic studies at the independent, New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research and fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, is the author of nine books, including "Water: Asia's New Battleground" (Georgetown University Press), which won the Bernard Schwartz Book Award.

In April 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden's top economic adviser, Brian Deese, told India that "the costs and consequences" for it would be "significant and long term" if it refused to cooperate with Washington over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Two and a half years later, it is apparent, whether by coincidence or design, that America's once-blossoming strategic partnership with India is fraying.