Not enough to derail US-India ties


Biden and Modi having a meeting with senior officials and CEOs of American and Indian companies in the East Room of the White House in Washington on June 23. — Reuters

A BRAZEN murder-for-hire plot against a US citizen, which authorities say was directed by an Indian government official, outwardly seems like a development that could upend the fragile new US-India partnership.

But the countries – each eager for an ally to counterbalance a rising China – appear ready to try to look past the assassination attempt detailed in an US indictment.

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