INDO-US Relationship during the Cold War

Journal of South Asian Studies, 2015

This paper seeks to explore the new horizon of Indo-US relationship in the 21st century. The paper is constructed with the help of reviewing a glossary of literature. The paper highlights the nature of Indo-US relations right from the time of Indian independence down to the present day. Though both the countries share identical political culture and common values, their relationship has been characterized more by mistrust and resentment than by cooperation. As the US generally views the world politics with the aid of ideological prism, India’s policy of nonalignment has not been translated by the US as truly neutral because of its friendship with the erstwhile Soviet Union. India’s “non-aligned “foreign policy and pro- Soviet activities, thus, became a source of considerable irritation to the U.S. Not only did the Indians refuse to assist the U.S. in containing Soviet power, but they also actively cooperated with the Soviet Union in significant ways. In the end, India was not usefu...

Macksey Journal, 2020

isara solutions, 2020

This article examines how India-US relations during the Cold War period, marked by confrontation and mistrust, ushered in mutual cooperation in various fields ranging from defence and security cooperation to the nuclear deal, and counter-terrorism initiatives to the “strategic partnership” between them. The article further argues that during the Cold War era, India’s relations were examined purely from the ideological perspective but after the end of the Cold War in 1990 and the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, geopolitical equations changed. The article evaluates those factors which brought New Delhi and Washington closer to each other.It discusses how the two Cold War antagonists-India and America- became close strategic partners in defence, security, space, trade and investment fields. Also, it discusses how China has emerged as a crucial factor in the growing ties between New Delhi and Washington.

Why India needs to remain a 'very important strategic partner' for the United States vis-à-vis the geo-political atmosphere of South-East Asia Part I: Over the past decade, despite history of bilateral estrangement U.S.-India cooperation has thrived. The current U.S.-India arrangement on shared security interests brings in a new chapter of American foreign policy, where instead of fighting proxy wars, or enabling nongovernmental actors; the US has engaged in empowering another country to balance its interest in a region. The change in U.S.-India security ties seems as an attempt on part of the US to counterbalance the growing Chinese influence in Asia, its antagonistic attitude towards other nations in the region.

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Michael W. Doyle in his essay, Liberalism and World Politics(1986)[ Liberalism and World Politics(1986) by Michael Doyle available at https://www.jstor.org/stable/1960861tps://www.jstor.org/stable/1960861] argues that two democratic states are very unlikely to go at war with each other and are natural allies. But here is a curious case of India and US, one is the largest democracy and the other is the oldest one respectively. Not that they were at war with each other but definitely they were far from being allies. The relation between India and US is not less than that of a roller coaster ride. For example, between 1947-2000, only 3 of the 9 U.S. Presidents: Dwight Eisenhower in 1959; Richard Nixon in 1969; and Jimmy Carter in 1978 visited India. Contrary to this, in last two decades every president has visited India at least once. There are multiple reasons for this importance being accorded to India from America’s perspective. India’s drastic economic ascent and the rise of assertive China to name a few. There is global shift in Geo politics in the post-cold war era. No country can afford to not take India’s stance on any issue into account. India too has realized that it can’t win economic and political battles on global stage with being hostile to the only superpower left after the collapse of Soviet Union.

Indo-US Relations: Dimensions and Emerging Trends, Mohd. Badrul Alam (Ed). , Shipra Publications, New Delhi, June 2013,pp175-186 [ISBN:978-81-7541-671-0], 2013