Delhi and Washington will overcome strain in ties

Significance

In November, a New York court unsealed an indictment by US prosecutors in which an Indian national is accused of conspiring to murder the individual under the direction of an unnamed Indian government official.

Impacts

• The Modi administration may for a time appear somewhat less enthusiastic about drawing closer to Washington.
• Parts of the US government sceptical of deeper engagement with India will be more forthright in asserting their position.
• Delhi will be less indignant in its approach to Ottawa’s allegations linking it to the murder of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.