Samosa Diplomacy: How Indian Cuisine can Soften Geopolitical Relations

In an effort to develop India as a counterbalance to China, the White House went all out to court Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his first official visit to the US in July. The best method it discovered for doing that would be food. The state banquet included a completely vegetarian meal for the first time. As a reference to Modi's international promotion of millets, it also added two millet-based dishes. First Lady Jill Biden collaborated with Sacramento, California-based culinary artist and guest chef Nina Curtis.