Tag Archive | Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Indian Americans in India-Pakistan relations

The period from 1998 has been one of upheavals in the regional political situation in South Asia. The tit-for-tat nuclear tests were followed the Lahore peace initiative by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif. But the Kargil incursion and the military coup that followed in Pakistan dashed the hopes of […]

India and USA: From estrangement to engagement

The relative eagerness of US legislators in promoting the cause of Indian Americans stems partly from the fact that India and US had converging economic, political and security interests by the first decade of 21st century. In recent years, American companies explored India as a great market for their products and services. They saw great […]

Indian Americans in India-USA Relations

In the years following the formation of the India Caucus, Indo-US relations entered the period now often referred to as time of “transformation” and “engagement” as opposed to the early period of “estrangement”. Indian Americans were actively involved in realising the potential of better ties between the world’s largest democracy and its oldest, converging their […]