India and the United States should avoid getting into each other’s domestic politics, said M. R. Rangaswamy, founder of Indiaspora, a powerful organisation that is constituted of many globally influential figures with Indian heritage. In an exclusive interaction with The Hindu on the sidelines of Indiaspora Global Forum, a three-day event in Gurugram, Mr. Rangaswamy who is addressed as ‘M.R.’ by his worldwide network of friends, said the Indian diaspora was a “well-wisher” of India and could play a role in resolving “major” issues in India’s relation with leading western powers like the United States.
"Politics in the United States right now is polarised and divided and, in many countries, we can see the same kind of things unfold. In many countries the divisions are becoming extreme, and this is not good for the countries," said Mr. Rangaswamy about the general direction of politics in large democratic societies and added "India and the United States should stay out of each other's politics."
Mr. Rangaswamy said it was not possible to predict the shape of future politics in the United States and that differences needed to be worked out through quiet consultation. He referred to the recent exemption from CAATSA given to India despite New Delhi's purchase of S400 missiles from Russia as a sign of mature India-US ties.
