Although the United States, as a globally dominant power, has always been an important actor for India, it is only in the new millennium that the U.S.-India relationship has come into its own. Brought closer, in part, by their similar battles with terrorism rooted in Islamic fundamentalism, India and the United States have forged a strong alliance. India appears to be more appreciative of the robust, rambunctious, and multicultural democracy that both countries have always shared. The United is no longer labeled an imperialist power by many, as States was true during the War years, except perhaps in the rhetoric of the left wing parties which are themselves becoming increasingly marginalized in the new India