Ronak D. Desai is an Affiliate at the Belfer Center’s India and South Asia Program at Harvard University. He can be reached at Ronak.Desai@post.harvard.edu.
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House September 30, 2014 in Washington, DC. The two leaders met to discuss the U.S.-India strategic partnership and mutual interest issues. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)