The U.S. – India Relationship: Strategic Partnership or Complementary Interests?

Research Summary

q       The countries sharing two different world views, the question of the U.S.-India security relationship has been a greatly debated issue in the world scenario.

q       The report examines the U.S. – India Relationship from different perspectives and under different scenarios to ascertain its present nature and future prospects.

q       Commenting on the strategic importance of the U.S. – India relationship, the report develops a futuristic perspective that India can emerge as a future ally of the U.S. towards establishing strategic stability in Asia and in assisting future nation-building efforts across the globe.

q       Some of the key issues in the report are the differential perception of India’s nuclear status, India’s concern about the reliability of the U.S. as a supplier of high technology, and the continued U.S. support to Pakistan.

q       The author tries to draw an underlying note that despite contrasting views, the two countries do share certain complementary interests that overpower other concerns.

q       The important strategies noted by the author are developing India’s educational capabilities to attract the students from all over Asia; using Indian navy to enforce security framework in the Indian Ocean, and utilizing India’s services to provide troops for peace enforcement and nation-building efforts.

q       The author suggests that the U.S. should encourage India’s proactive role in nonproliferation issues besides developing its nuclear capabilities to prevent the rise of another dominant power in the region.

q       The author suggests that the U.S. should encourage India’s proactive role in nonproliferation issues besides developing its nuclear capabilities to prevent the rise of another dominant power in the region.

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