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Opinion | Enough is enough. It's time for India to pursue its classic style of strategic autonomy.

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The White House. Image: Andreas H. / Pixabay In recent years, the India - US relationship has been seen by many in the international relations community to be blossoming due to the common adversary of both countries - an increasingly imperialistic and hegemonistic China. The US sees India as a crucial geopolitical hedge against China in the Indo-Pacific region, and also sees India as a regional buffer and security bulwark should the unthinkable happen. But today, the US is increasingly making incredibly unusual moves on the global geopolitical chessboard as tensions flare up in the two most consequential wars of the decade. And now adding to the bizarre moves, is a strong reaction to an alleged "plot by an Indian citizen associated with the Indian Government" to murder a Khalistani extremist. The US has