The U.S and India are the two largest countries in the world that share the same democratic values. On paper they should be the best of friends, yet over the past 75 years their relationship has been tumultuous. In her book, A Matter of Trust: India-U.S. Relations from Truman to Trump, journalist Meenakshi Ahamed reveals the personal prejudices and insecurities of the various leaders and the political imperatives that so often cast a shadow over the U.S. and Indian relationship. The Council takes a closer look at the relationship between the world’s two largest democracies.

About the author:

Meenakshi Ahamed is a freelance journalist and has written on American foreign policy for Foreign Policy, the Asian Age, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, and Seminar. She has also served as the London correspondent for NDTV from 1989-1996. Ahamed holds a post-graduate degree from the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, in development economics and public health. She has served on the board of Doctors Without Borders, The Turquoise Mountain Foundation and Drugs for Neglected Diseases.

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