# Has a strategic alliance been concluded between the United States and India?

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**Created:** [March 8, 2006, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-strategic-alliance-been-concluded-between-the-united-states-and-india/347530 "2006-03-08T11:52:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 9, 2006, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-strategic-alliance-been-concluded-between-the-united-states-and-india/347530/21 "2006-03-09T03:54:05Z")

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> [@Evil Captor](#):
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> Democratic, multicultural, English-speaking ndia strikes me as much more of a “natural” ally for the US than rule-by-coup, Muslim dominated, non-English-speaking Pakistan. That said, I don’t see why the US can’t function as an ally of BOTH nations in anything short of all-out war, trying to influence both away from all-out-war and toward generally progressive policies.
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> Of course, the Bush admin. is pretty much for war and against progress, so that does pose a problem.

until about two weeks ago, we did. I am apprehending a pronounced “tilt” after uncurious george goes to India.

Remember that back in the day, we were strongly pro pak, anti india, because inda was pro soviet anti china.

relations with india were so tense in1972, just after indo-[ak war (num II??) thatit was virtually impossible for a us passport to be the bearer of an indian entry visa. They just slow walked your shit through the indian consulate until you gave up or went back to btrooklyn

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