For over two years the United States political and administrative system found it difficult to appoint an ambassador to India. Finally, on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US, an ambassador landed in New Delhi and the President of India received his credentials quickly to allow him to hit the ground running, so to speak. Ambassador Eric Garcetti has already made waves with his new style of diplomacy, engaging civil society and business across the country. Gone are the days when US ambassadors were content to meet the movers and shakers of Lutyens&rsquo. . .
