Why Kurt Campbell Said India Will Never Become American Ally

Amid rising tensions over India's independent foreign policy, especially its ties with Russia, the US is rethinking its approach towards India. Recently, U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti surprisingly criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attempting to undermine India's strategic autonomy. Suspicious articles also emerged, with the Wall Street Journal downplaying India-Russia relations and Japanese sources spreading false stories about secret Indian arms sales to Ukraine. Finally, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell admitted that India will never be an American ally. Here’s the real reason behind this dramatic shift in US-India diplomacy.

What appears to have convinced American policymakers to consider returning back to their pragmatic approach towards India instead of continuing to pressure it on Russia is those two’s newfound convergence on Tibet and especially Ukraine.

US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell admitted during a Senate Foreign Rel...

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