India-US: Allies with strong economic ties
India and the US are natural allies with shared values in terms of their political ideology based on democratic principles, India being the world’s largest and the US being its oldest functional democracy. The two also have fair, equitable and independent judiciary systems that rely upon principles of non-discrimination on the grounds of region and religion.
This makes India and the US mutually dependable strategic partners at various international forums despite several differences primarily due to their divergent national interests.
Since 2013-14, the US has consistently been India’s top export destination. In 2021-22, the
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