No Biden visit? No big deal

Just hours after the Biden administration let it be known that the US president would not be able to make it for Republic Day and a potential Quad summit the day after, the dirges rolled out on the fragility, impending death or even the inconsequential nature of the India-US relationship, and what was New Delhi thinking, believing Joe Biden was a buddy.
The usual lament followed — of Americans being fickle partners, who will shack up with the Pakistanis or the Chinese given half an opportunity, but here they were punishing India for Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.