The future of U.S.–India security cooperation

This book deals with the evolution, current status and potential of U.S.-India strategic cooperation. From modest beginnings, the U.S.-India strategic partnership has developed significantly over the last decade. In considerable part, this growth has stemmed from overlapping concerns about the rise and assertiveness of the People’s Republic of China as well as the instability of Pakistan.

Despite the emergence of this partnership; however, significant differences remain, some of which stem from Cold War legacies, while others from divergent global strategic interests and differences in institutional design. Notwithstanding these areas of discord, the overall trajectory of the relationship appears promising. Increased cooperation in several sectors of the relationship and closer policy coordination underscore a deepening of the relationship, while fundamental differences in national approaches to strategic challenges demand flexibility and compromise in the future.

With contributions from a range of American and Indian scholars and strategic analysts on the origins, evolution and prospects of the U.S.-Indian strategic partnership, this book is essential reading for those wishing to further understand key bilateral issues of cybersecurity, counterterrorism, military-to-military cooperation and defence technology.