Freedom doesn’t come for free: America and India must come together to turn the tide on democratic decline

Bibhu Mishra
Sep 3, 2018 · 5 min read

In his keynote address at the Singapore Shangri-La Dialogue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned about the dangers of loans that “are too good to be true.” His view was endorsed by US defence secretary James Mattis who added, “I really liked (Modi’s) point about massive debt. You could lose your sovereignty and your freedom economically.”

Modi and Obama in a Meeting, PC : indianexpress.com

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Bibhu Mishra

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Indian. Living in Berlin/London. Interested in Reading and Writing. Admires Barack Obama and Rahul Dravid.

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