New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- For someone like me who admires India's culture and civilization, marvels at its growing economic importance for the peaceful future of the Indo-Pacific and cares deeply about the US-India relationship, the past week was a shocker. Pakistan, trade, Russia: all the old pain points in US-India relations are flaring. And while past presidents couched their disagreements with India and other countries in diplomatic language, President Trump lets it all hang out. But this isn't a return to the bad old days. From the 1940s to the 1990s, every time the US and India started to work together, something would pull them apart.
That's not where we are now. Even in this tough week, India's ambassador announced the opening of 8 new...