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Podcast: Asia Matters Podcast
Episode: US-India Relations: Why Modi Will Be Key to Biden's Asia Plans
Description: The US and India are the world's two biggest democracies - and the relationship between them is oneΒ of the world's most important bilateral partnerships. In political, economic and security terms, the two countries have grown closer and closer over the past two decades, with the Trump administration hailing a period of "remarkable growth" in 2020. Of course, it's no coincidence that this convergence has happened as a third power - China - continues to increase its reach and influence in the wider region - a rise both the US and India would prefer to see contained.Β