India-US Relations

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

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

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 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

Obama’s announcement of support for India’s prospective membership in multi-lateral export control regimes is a natural corollary of US efforts over the past five years to fully accommodate India in the global non-proliferation regime.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• November 10, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The removal of some organisations from the Entity List has merely removed a layer of controls and there is no guarantee that all dual-use curbs on India would go.

• Rajiv Nayan
• November 10, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The Kalam-NSS Indian-American Energy Initiative is being conceptualized by individuals with experience in the field of space technologies as well as policy planning.

• Ajey Lele
• November 09, 2010
• IDSA Comments