US-Indian Strategic Cooperation into the 21st Century: More than Words (Asian Security Studies)

In this edited book, leading scholars and analysts trace the origins, evolution and the current state of Indo-US strategic cooperation. During the Cold War, owing to opposing grand strategies, the two states frequently found themselves at odds. With the end of the Cold War and the demise of the Soviet Union, Indo-US security cooperation started in a fitful fashion, but in recent years it has acquired considerable stability. The armed forces of the two states have participated in exercises on land, sea and air and have also carried out joint humanitarian missions. Drawing on new information and with contributions from both academics and policy makers, this wide-ranging volume analyzes the strategic convergence of the world’s two largest democracies, whilst explaining why important differences do remain. These notably include questions pertaining to the future of India’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs, US-Pakistan ties and India’s links with Iran. This volume will be of great interest to students of South Asian politics, Asian security, US foreign policy and security studies in general.

This work will bring together a series of perspectives on the question of U.S.-Indian strategic cooperation. The contributions in the book will assess past efforts, the present status and future directions of such cooperation.

An introductory chapter written by the editors will provide an overview of the entire volume identifying the key themes and issues. The next chapter will set out the strategic context for and logic behind India's emerging security cooperation with the United States. A parallel chapter will describe the strategic context for and logic behind growing U.S. security cooperation with India. A key impetus for the growing bilateral cooperation is the U.S.-led Global War on Terrorism. One chapter will provide a U.S. assessment of India's role in the anti-terror struggle, and another chapter will provide an Indian assessment of the U.S. worldwide anti-terror effort. An additional chapter will present a Chinese view of the growing security ties between Washington and New Delhi and bilateral cooperation in fighting terror. Another pair of chapters will review and assess military-to-military ties between the United States and India, one from the perspective of Washington, and the other from a New Delhi perspective. Both chapters will place their bilateral military ties in the context of each country's defense ties with other countries (e.g. Russia and China).

A further set of chapters will consider a critical area of global concern: the proliferation of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction-especially nuclear technology, one from an Indian perspective and a second from a U.S. viewpoint. The issue of dual use technology will also be addressed in both chapters. A final series of chapters will examine the controversial issue of peacekeeping. Different states and their armed forces tend to hold quite different views about under what circumstances a peacekeeping operation can be successfully executed and whether it should be a core mission for a military force. One chapter will present an Indian perspective, another chapter will provide a U.S. perspective and another will offer the perspective of a third country. Finally, a brief concluding chapter, written by the co-editors, will evaluate the evolving U.S.-Indian security ties and recommend possible paths for future development.

Introduction / Brian Shoup and Sumit Ganguly Are we present at the creation? : alliance theory and the Indo-US strategic convergence / Devin T. Hagerty Incompatible objectives and shortsighted policies : US strategies toward India / Arthur Rubinoff An overview of Indo-US strategic cooperation : a rollercoaster of a relationship / Dipankar Banerjee Indo-US defense and military relations : from "estrangement" to "strategic partnership" / V. P. Malik US-India military-to-military interaction : in the context of the larger relationship / John H. Gill Prospects for US-India counterterrorism cooperation : an American view / Polly Nayak Indo-US counterterrorism cooperation : past, present and future / Bahukutumbi Raman Limited cooperation between limited allies : India's strategic programs and India-US strategic trade / Varun Sahni The future of Indo-US cooperation in multilateral and bilateral peacekeeping operations / Shantonu Choudhry US army's new peace operations era / William Flavin. Introduction / Brian Shoup and Sumit Ganguly Are we present at the creation? : alliance theory and the Indo-US strategic convergence / Devin Hagerty Incompatible objectives and shortsighted policies : US strategies toward India / Arthur Rubinoff An overview of Indo-US strategic cooperation : a rollercoaster of a relationship / Dipankar Banerjee Indo-US defense and limitary relations : from "estrangement" to "strategic partnership" / V.P. Malik U.S.-India military-to-military interaction in the context of the larger relationship / John Gill Prospects for US-India counterterrorism cooperation : an American view / Polly Nayak Indo-U.S. counter-terrorism cooperation : past, present and future / B. Raman Limited cooperation between limited allies : India's strategic programs and India-US strategic trade / Varun Sahni The future of Indo-US cooperation in multilateral and bilateral peacekeeping operations / Shantonu Choudhry U.S. Army's new peace operations era / William Flavin. In this edited book, leading scholars and analysts trace the origins, evolution and the current state of strategic cooperation between India and the United States, the world's two largest democracies.