Look, you don’t need to be a foreign policy expert to see that something doesn’t add up with India right now. On the one hand, you have Prime Minister Modi’s government, which has built its entire brand on being tough and putting India first. They’re constantly on the world stage, talking a big game about standing up to China, calling them out for their aggression, and telling everyone that the border dispute is a threat to the soul of their nation. And people at home are eating it up. But then you look at what they’re doing, and it’s the complete opposite—they’re getting cosier and cosier with Beijing. This isn’t just confusing; it’s a dangerous double game that poses a recipe for disaster for India, its allies, and virtually everyone else.

For the United States, this whole situation is incredibly frustrating. The plan was simple: India was supposed to be the cornerstone of a free and open........

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