View: Emphasising common interests and understanding differences are key to cementing US-India ties

When you step back and look at where the United States and India were 20 years ago and where we are today, the amount of progress and achievement is truly remarkable. I do not think that anyone would have predicted this type of relationship when we started working on some of these issues at the turn of the century.’ This is how departing US ambassador to India Kenneth Juster summarised his farewell remarks on January 5.Meenakshi Ahamed’s A