Indo-US ties under Biden: Retrieving the momentum

Indo-US relations are expected to remain complex under the Joe Biden administration, even as the former can expect a more pragmatic and ‘multilateral’ approach on trade issues. However, in the aftermath of the pandemic India must be prepared for the fact that economic compulsions will be prime for the US as well.With Joe Biden’s administration coming into power, India has been expecting some reversal in the wave of protectionism.
which seemed widely prevalent during Trump’s regimeWhile Joe Biden has allowed the Trump era visa rule to lapse, an emerging matter of serious concern is the long backlog of Indians awaiting green cards, which means a waiting period of upto 195 years.Issues of common concern, especially with respect to China and the larger Indo-Pacific region are expected to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries. On the other hand, while Biden is expected to be more pragmatic on trade-related issues, the US and India have to negotiate on issues like e-commerce, agricultural subsidies, special and differential treatment and pharma, where they have significant divergence in views.