Reports of the demise of US-India relations are greatly exaggerated.

Donald J. Trump and Narendra Modi continue to evolve a powerful strategic partnership, preserving political worlds on the promise of making their countries 'great again' as they increasingly converge on issues both regional and global, despite temporary economic roadblocks. As they continue to position India and the US as leaders on the world stage, they also recalibrate concepts of self, enemy and allies in their respective countries.

In his new book "Balance of Power: India-US Ties in the Epoch of Trump and Modi" Saurav Dutt, Author of “Modi & Me: A Political, Cultural and Religious Reawakening”, provides an in-depth look at America's relations with India under the Trump presidency, Modi's world view, as well as the US's changing relationships with India's neighbours, Pakistan and China. This unflinching study of the MAGA and MIGA movements serves as a valuable resource for anyone interested in the relationship between the two largest democracies in the world, offering insights into the perspectives of both leaders and providing a glimpse into the complex issues that drive this partnership.

Even though differences remain on issues such as trade, multilateralism, and regional security Dutt contends that greater political, diplomatic, strategic, and defense cooperation between these two great nations can only increase convergence at the bilateral and multilateral level, in relations with third countries, and in the realm of regional security and geopolitics – and that despite divergences on red lines such as trade, the ideological and personal familiarity between two of the most consequential world leaders in recent times can only result in new chapters of growth and unheralded prosperity as the MAGA and MIGA movements continue to flourish.