From Colony to Cornerstone: India at 80 and the Arc of Indo-U.S. Relations

Democratic traditions run deep in Indian civilization, and it is fair to say that India is a pluralistic society

Avatans Kumar•Updated: Aug 24, 2026 05:35 AM• 1 views

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Avatans Kumar is an award-winning journalist and linguist. He is a recipient of the California News Publishers Association and the San Francisco Press Club’s journalism awards. His anthology of short stories, ‘Gods in Exile,’ was published in 2025.

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