Karl Inderfurth, an assistant secretary of state in the Clinton administration, is a key foreign policy advisor to Barack Obama, guiding him past the landmines of America's South Asia policy. He spoke to Ashish Kumar Sen on US-India relations. Excerpts:
US-India relations blossomed under the Bush administration. What are your predictions for this relationship under President Obama?
In a recent interview, Obama said: "We should probably try to facilitate a better understanding between Pakistan and India and try to resolve the Kashmir crisis so that they can stay focused not on India, but on the situation with those militants." Is this a sign that an Obama administration would like to mediate in the Kashmir dispute?
Would Obama press India on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)?
So, you think the CTBT won't be a problem for US-India relations going forward?
What are the likely areas in which US-India relations will grow in the near future?
What key foreign policy shifts do you anticipate in an Obama administration?
