In testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 24, 2016, Alyssa Ayres discussed areas of progress and the importance of managing expectations in U.S.-India relations. Drawing on recommendations made by the 2015 CFR Independent Task Force on U.S.-India Relations, Ayres recommended reframing the bilateral relationship as a joint venture instead of as a not-quite alliance, arguing that such a shift would allow for increased cooperation in areas of convergence without letting differences undermine progress.
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Source: Alyssa Ayres (Senior Fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia) at the Council on Foreign Relations. Image via Nevada County Scooper.
Download Alyssa Ayres’s Full Testimony from the Council on Foreign Relations’ website.