NEW DELHI (Sputnik) − According to a former Indian-American White House official, India was not the first priority for the Obama Administration among the South Asian countries.
"It started out very strong and then everyone knows in the middle years in 2011, 2012 and 2013 it was really short of a low point in the relationship. At that point you had administration officials on both sides openly criticizing each other," Anish Goel, former Director South Asia, National Security Council, White House told an Indian news agency.
"India-US relations blossomed after the nuclear deal and since then the relations between the two countries saw an upward trend. But after the hype of Indo-US Nuclear Deal subsided, the relations went on low ebb," Sudhir Singh, Professor in Delhi University told Sputnik.
"In fact, the Obama Administration had to recall Tim Roemer, US Ambassador in India. After that the US embassy was without any ambassador for several months. That was clear indication that India was not in the priority list of the Obama Administration. But after Modi became PM, Indo-US relations saw a fresh dawn and both are now strategic allies," Sudhir Singh added.
That is all water under the bridge. India's main concern now is how it will fit in with Donald Trump priorities for South Asia.
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