Vidushi, who has written several books including ‘Chanakya to Modi: Evolution of India’s Foreign Policy’, further said in an interview that… the reason for this is the continuous development in India and its economic relationship with America. Benefits in diplomacy and defense sector are also major reasons. Defense and security (internal) were also main topics.
Arpana Pandey is the director of the Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia, a think tank at the Hudson Institute in the US. He is one of the best experts on international relations.
He further said in that interview that there was some sourness between the two countries over issues such as alleged lack of open democracy and special reservation for murder, as well as differences over Bangladesh. But now they are going away.