This refers to the editorial, “Fortifying possibilities” (June 10). Prime Minister Narendra Modi had his biggest outing of the year while addressing the US Congress in Washington. No wonder the world by now is well acquainted with brand Modi — words rolling out fluently, a commanding stage presence and an innovative twist at every show.
When Modi said that the US is an “indispensable partner”, he was speaking about something he realised: The US is the world’s technology leader with a great influence across the globe. Even with the US’s relative economic decline and the prevarication that have marked the Barack Obama administration’s foreign policy, any world leader with as ambitious a domestic and regional agenda as Modi will find Washington almost essential to accomplish these goals.