Highlights

• There are enough signs that relations between India and the United States have suffered, with officials in both capitals now freely conceding that their interests are diverging.
• From the U.S. side, policy decisions by President Donald Trump to walk out of the multilateral nuclear deal with Iran, and the U.S. Congress’s CAATSA law sanctioning Iran and Russia have set up an inevitable conflict. Mr.
• Trump’s insistence on tough sanctions against all those continuing to engage with Iran and Russia limits India’s options on energy security and defence procurement.

Source: The Hindu