A Chastened Modi Could Be a More Reliable Partner to the US
- The US has cultivated India as counterweight to a rising China
- Modi’s time in office marked by greater assertiveness abroad
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Claiming victory despite a massive electoral setback, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised on Tuesday night to make India a key actor on the world stage on everything from trade to climate change. “A strong India will give strength to the world,” he said.
But his Bharatiya Janata Party’s loss of its parliamentary majority leaves him with a weakened coalition government with less room to maneuver, including when it comes to foreign affairs. The result is likely to be an India that is more measured and less brazen on the global stage, if also more predictable as a foreign partner.