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

Authors

Amit Gupta Dr., USAF Air War College

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Description

This monograph examines the U.S.-India security relationship and argues that significant differences in their worldviews precludes the development of a strong strategic relationship at present. However, India's continued economic and military growth, as well as its ongoing commitment towards secularism and democracy, makes it a future ally towards establishing strategic stability in Asia and in assisting future nation-building efforts across the globe. In the short run, therefore, the relationship should be based on securing complementary interests: ensuring stability in the Indian Ocean; promoting secularism and democracy across the world; and getting the Indian government to work proactively to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their associated systems.

ISBN

1701

Publication Date

2-1-2005

Keywords

India, Gupta, South Asia, Military Strategy, military cooperation, central asia, nuclear, weapons of mass destruction, Indian, Hindi, nation-building

Recommended Citation

Amit Gupta Dr., The U.S.-India Relationship: Strategic Partnership or Complementary Interests? ( US Army War College Press, 2005),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/756