A study of Continuities and Shift in India and USA Strategic Engagement, 1993-2024
Keywords:
India–US strategic partnership, bilateral relations, Indo-Pacific strategy, QUAD (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue), defense cooperation, civil nuclear agreement, geopolitical shifts, emerging technologies (iCET), realism and foreign policy, institutionalization of diplomacy, strategic autonomy, trade and economic diplomacy, counterterrorism cooperation, US Pivot to Asia, China containment strategy, Major Defense Partner status, 2+2 dialogue format, multilateral engagement, technology diplomacy, non-alignment and post-Cold War realignment.Abstract
This study looks at the strategic relationships between India and the US from 1993 to 2024, looking at how they have stayed the same and changed over three time periods. In these steps, there is healing after the Cold War, institutional strengthening, and a strategy shift as the world's politics change. The article examines how early diplomatic efforts turned into a strategic relationship, starting with India's economic change and a drop in Cold War distrust. The 1998 Singh-Talbott meeting, the 2005 Civil Nuclear Agreement, and the improvement of the military and technology relationship under different administrations are all looked at. After 2017, there will be the Indo-Pacific alliance, the Quad renewal, and new technology cooperation led by (iCET). The text talks about shared values and common interests, like managing China's power in the area, but it also looks at disagreements over trade, human rights, and global disasters. The main idea of this piece is that the friendship between the US and India is practical and strong. This partnership is based on a need for strategy alignment and a shared understanding of our regional and global duties. The study comes to this opinion by looking at scholarly books, government documents, and international events.
