What do we make of the cancellation of the 2+2 dialogue with the US? Some have claimed it is a disaster, while others have put it down to a mere scheduling issue. Drawing such sweeping conclusions from just one episode is fraught with risk. However, when you combine it with what has already happened so far and take a long-term view, you get the general sense that it’s a rerun of the exasperated fatigue that plagued the relationship through much of the 1950s and 60s. That was the time when America felt India was all talk and no action, and

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