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<div class="content-highlight"><p><strong>US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, visited India this week; the second top-level US official to be hosted in the space of a month. Preceded by a key policy speech last week, Tillerson's visit may well herald a new era in Indo-US relations with the US deciding to 'double down' on its relationship with democratic India to counter the perceived threat of an increasingly self-assertive China. The speech was notable for its harsh language towards China, the glowing terms in which India was</strong>…</p></div>

US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, visited India this week; the second top-level US official to be hosted in the space of a month. Preceded by a key policy speech last week, Tillerson's visit may well herald a new era in Indo-US relations with the US deciding to 'double down' on its relationship with democratic India to counter the perceived threat of an increasingly self-assertive China. The speech was notable for its harsh language towards China, the glowing terms in which India was…

India: Mr. Tillerson Goes To New Delhi