India-US Relations

Common sense suggests that India as the weaker partner has much more to gain from the relationship with the U.S., but common sense has always been somewhat scarce in Indian strategic thought.

• Rajesh Rajagopalan
• May 06, 2011
• IDSA Comments

The present state of affairs indicates that India will continue to be a reservoir of talent for other countries to power their growth, than the global innovation powerhouse that it aspires to be.

• Cherian Samuel
• March 21, 2011
• IDSA Comments

President Obama made history by coming to office with the promise of working towards a nuclear weapons-free world. Envisioning a new non-proliferation momentum, Obama promised to revive the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) system and create nuclear security and energy architectures that will secure nuclear materials and make proliferation difficult. A year later, Obama realised the difficulties of selling his vision to his bureaucratic-military establishment, which resisted efforts to reduce the role of nuclear weapons while pushing for nuclear modernisation.

• A. Vinod Kumar
• March 2011
• Strategic Analysis

The amendment of the EAR is intended to realign US export policy towards India and expand cooperation in civil space, defence and high technology sectors.

• Saroj Bishoyi
• February 16, 2011
• IDSA Comments

Defence diplomacy helps build trust and confidence between nations and facilitates cooperation at political and economic level. This is evident from the growing US-India strategic relationship. Since the end of the Cold War, the US-India relationship has been evolving and “reaching new heights”. In this budding relationship, the most visible manifestation is cooperation in the sphere of defence.

• Saroj Bishoyi
• January 2011
• Journal of Defence Studies

A widening gap between rhetoric and reality will only lead to cynicism, and the gap can be narrowed only by establishing habits of cooperation that can withstand the vicissitudes of change, whether it be of governments or priorities.

• Cherian Samuel
• December 09, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The India-US strategic partnership grounded in shared values as well as shared interests has been further deepened during Obama’s visit.

• Sanjeev Kumar Shrivastav
• December 09, 2010
• Issue Brief

The best approach for India and the United States will be to work towards incremental improvement in the relationship and focus on those areas which have a direct impact on the people of the two countries.

• Arvind Gupta
• December 06, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The most important though understated aspect of Obama’s visit to India was the forward movement on almost all facets of defence cooperation.

• Gurmeet Kanwal
• November 23, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The joint statement on nuclear issues reflects the combined endeavour of the two countries to find a new common ground, though the final outcome reflects the struggle of the traditional contending approaches of India and the United States.

• Rajiv Nayan
• November 12, 2010
• IDSA Comments