The Contours of India-US Defence Cooperation. This item is unavailable.The Contours of India-US Defence Cooperation

Two decades of sustained focus and growing ambition have powered historic gains in US-India relations and given rise to a strategic partnership that is strong, forward-looking, and ripe with potential. Shared democratic values anchor the US-India partnership and converging interests increasingly unite Washington and New Delhi in a “strategic handshake.” Looking ahead, the United States and India have an opportunity to deepen bilateral defence relations under the Major Defence Partner framework, which places India on par, for the purposes of transferring advanced technology, with Washington's closest allies and partners. The MDP designation is unique to India. No other country has been designated a Major Defence Partner of the United States. The designation was meant to simultaneously elevate and distinguish the US-India defence relationship, while also crafting an ambitious new model for positive engagement between two major powers of the 21st century. This book is primarily, focuses on the growing common strategic convergence between the US and India. Furthermore, the paper also presents a brief analysis of the potential growth of the US-Indian strategic partnership under the Trump administration and explores its potentials as a strategic liability or a partnership for India