Hi everyone. Why It Matters will be back in two weeks, but we wanted to share an

episode of one of our sister podcasts with you in the meantime, The Foreign Affairs

interview. The United States and India have a long time, the Foreign Affairs Interview.

The United States and India have a long and complex history.

In recent years, the two democracies have grown closer, linked by their shared concern

about the rise of China.

But the relationship has also been marked by a number of challenges.

Just last week, U.S. authorities foiled a plot by an Indian national

to assassinate a Sikh separatist on US soil.

Is the United States thinking about India the right way?

And do the two countries share the same goals with regard to China.

Host Dan Kurtz Phelan and guest Ashley J. Tellis discuss all this and more

in this episode of the Foreign Affairs interview.

It's a really good one, so stick around and enjoy,

and see you soon.

I'm Dan Kurtz Valen, and this is the foreign affairs interview.

The arrival of multipolarity. Affairs interview.

The arrival of multipolarity essentially means the diminution of U.S. power, the diminution of American

primacy, and the erasure of American nature. And India is pushing in the direction of

trying to create that world. Building closer ties with India has become a top priority

for U.S US foreign policy.

But is Washington making the wrong assumptions about India?

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