Rupa Subramanya is a researcher and commentator. She is a distinguished fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the co-author of "Indianomix: Making Sense of Modern India."
Fealty to the old world order is no longer a regional priority


U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, center left, and Poland's Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak shake hands during a visit to U.S. troops in Poland on Feb. 18: India's leaders are sympathetic to the Russian fear of encirclement by NATO forces. © AP
Rupa Subramanya is a researcher and commentator. She is a distinguished fellow of the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the co-author of "Indianomix: Making Sense of Modern India."