India, Sept. 15 -- Historically speaking, it is true that India and the US have never been closer as they have been over the last decade. But after a week-long visit to Washington, I am not so sure. I came away with a strong sense that there are dramatically divergent views in New Delhi and DC on the state of the bilateral relationship, and that the strategic partnership is perhaps more fragile than ever.

While the sentiment in New Delhi is that Washington under President Trump has severely damaged the India-US strategic partnership for no credible or justifiable reason, the feeling in DC is that India has not done enough to save the relationship and has been slow to react to fast-changing developments in the US. While New Delhi continue...