This lengthy think piece delves into the complex India-US relationship.

Interesting analysis on the Bush legacy in India, a country which he decisively treated as a strategic ally, furthering closer ties to the United States, in what some see as one of his few enduring foreign policy achievements. This report from India is based on factual information and a variety of thoughtful perspectives from different viewpoints.

Until the last line, one might assume Anand Giridharadas might have written this piece from a fawning pro-Bush perspective. "...Bush will be able to claim credit for championing (India)...by squandering much of his own country's carefully accrued sway." So it is a begrudging credit that Giridharadas offers Mr. Bush, and for exactly that reason his analysis become all the more believable.

Beautifully written and concise. The author has stuck to known facts to present a viewpoint held by many in India. Facts are being reported while not injecting any obvious personal bias.

The article lacks information to understand the full dynamics and motivations of the change in relationships with India. The article neglects the downside of the Bush moves.

For a piece of reportage it is remarkably one sides, with the only "neutral" voice that from a partisan Center for Strategic and International Studies. That no one from the Indian opposition was interviewed is highly suspicious that this is part of the media blitz. Unfortunately, appearing in the Herald Tribune brings it more weight than it should have.