India is hardwired from inception as an independent country to be what used to be called non-aligned

and what India's foreign minister now calls multilateralism.

Hello and welcome to the G0 World Podcast.

This is where you'll find extended versions of my interviews on public television.

I'm Ian Bremmer, and today, we are taking a close look, a very close look, at the U.S.-India relationship.

Based on the pomp and circumstance surrounding Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington in June, the answer seems obvious, right?

They love us. we love them.

End of story.

Am I right?

Well, it's complicated.

India's government is not quite ready to hitch its star completely to our American wagon,

and the United States has made it somewhat clear

that it's not a fan of India's friendly ties to Russia and Iran. Add to that

the increasing international scrutiny on India's eroding democratic norms, press freedom

crackdowns, and religious persecutions, and the question becomes, is India a U.S. ally?

And don't even ask the Indians about eroding U.S. political norms and institutions.

That's a whole other show. My guest today will do her best to answer. Barca Dutt is an award-winning

Indian broadcast journalist and anchor with more than two decades of reporting experience.

And she joins me now from London.

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