US giveaway and PM visit takeaway: Modi Doctrine

Washington, June 10

Describing the just concluded US visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “historic”, the Obama administration has christened his vision of Indo-US ties that has overcome the “hesitations of history” and working for the betterment of the global good as “Modi Doctrine”.

“The most important outcome in my mind of the visit this week and of the years of effort that preceded it is the clear and compelling vision that was laid out by Prime Minister Modi before the joint session of the US Congress,” Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal said.

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“This vision which I have come to call The Modi Doctrine laid out a foreign policy that overcomes the hesitations of history and embraces the convergence between our two countries and our shared interests,” Biswal told a Washington audience. Biswal is the Obama Administration’s point person for South and Central Asia.

“This Modi Doctrine notes that the absence of an agreed security architecture creates uncertainty in Asia and reiterates India’s adherence to and calls for others support for international laws and norms,” Biswal said.

India, she said, is now a key element of the Obama Administration’s rebalance to Asia, a strategy which recognises that America’s security and prosperity increasingly depend on the security and prosperity of the Indo-Pacific. Indian Ambassador to the US Arun K Singh said: “There is a need step-by-step to build confidence and to build the habit of working together. That calls for regular meetings including at the highest levels.” — PTI