India’s Prime Minister arrives in Washington tomorrow. Manmohan Singh’s appearance at the White House will constitute the first state visit of the Obama presidency. It comes at a delicate time. The US has lavished attention and aid on India’s neighbor and historical enemy, Pakistan. We speak with Sumit Ganguly, a professor of political science at Indiana University in Bloomington.
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