Two issues still stand in the way of the USA's effort to woo India.

 Two issues still stand in the way of the USA's effort to woo India.

First is the Muslim issue in India and the perceived mistreatment by the Modi Government against the Muslims, which the USA and the West were and is raising does not go down well with the Hindu Government of Modi.

The USA cannot show the world that it stands behind the accusation that Uyghur Muslims were mistreated in Xinjiang, while ignoring the issue of the mistreatment of Muslims in India. Trump may try to argue that the Muslim issue in India is an internal matter. Isn't the accusation of the Uyghur mistreatment issue also not an internal matter for China to sort out? What is the difference?

Second is the issue involving the Canadian Government regarding the assassination of a Sikh separatist by three Indian nationals on Canadian soil. That is also fueling a dispute with the Canadian Government accusing the Indian Government of involvement. As in the Huawei case involving the detention of Meng Wenzhou by Canadian Authorities under USA's instruction, there is little doubt that Canada is not acting independently to uphold 'justice'.

India is just toying with the USA to want to move over to the other side and against BRICS. India's rise is still in need of the support of other BRICS countries and also the market in the Global South. Competing in the USA and EU countries will see India facing the same problems as China.

Anonymous