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India-U.S. ties hit ‘rock bottom’ in 2025, remain transactional: Expert

Despite the broader diplomatic pause, Aparna Pande emphasised that engagement at working levels has not collapsed.

Aparna Pande, a senior fellow at the prestigious Hudson Institute think-tank / IANS

India–United States relations in 2025 have been “one of the most complicated” phases in decades, with ties hitting “almost rock bottom” and the relationship currently viewed through a transactional rather than strategic lens by the Trump administration, a top South Asia expert said. 

“This year has been one of the, let’s say, the most complicated,” Aparna Pande, a senior fellow at the prestigious Hudson Institute think-tank, told IANS in an interview, reflecting on the trajectory of bilateral ties. “At one level, it’s of a year in which India-US relations have hit almost rock bottom.”

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