India-US Relations

The joint statement on nuclear issues reflects the combined endeavour of the two countries to find a new common ground, though the final outcome reflects the struggle of the traditional contending approaches of India and the United States.

• Rajiv Nayan
• November 12, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The removal of some organisations from the Entity List has merely removed a layer of controls and there is no guarantee that all dual-use curbs on India would go.

• Rajiv Nayan
• November 10, 2010
• IDSA Comments

Obama’s announcement of support for India’s prospective membership in multi-lateral export control regimes is a natural corollary of US efforts over the past five years to fully accommodate India in the global non-proliferation regime.

• S. Samuel C. Rajiv
• November 10, 2010
• IDSA Comments

The Kalam-NSS Indian-American Energy Initiative is being conceptualized by individuals with experience in the field of space technologies as well as policy planning.

• Ajey Lele
• November 09, 2010
• IDSA Comments

President Obama should make his stance clear on the issues of nuclear cooperation between China and Pakistan and perhaps take up the issue with Hu Jintao when he visits Washington DC early next year.

• Ch. Viyyanna Sastry
• November 04, 2010
• IDSA Comments

This report summarizes the conclusions of a study that was initiated earlier this year on the future of India United States relations in the coming decade.

• Anurag Bisen
• October 29, 2010
• Policy Brief

The US government has had a system to control exports through much of their history. In modern times, this aspect of export controls took a new meaning and role with the onset of the cold war in the late 40s.

• G. Balachandran
• October 29, 2010
• Issue Brief

This paper argues that the CSC does not confer any benefit to India and that it may in fact prove to be detrimental to Indian interests and why it should, therefore, not be signed.

• G. Balachandran
• October 27, 2010
• Issue Brief

While President Obama’s visit to India in November 2010 should further strengthen the Indo-US strategic partnership, some issues have the potential of clouding the relationship. Both sides should be sensitive to each other’s concerns and focus on areas such as space cooperation to give the relationship greater dynamism.

• Arvind Gupta
• October 25, 2010
• IDSA Comments

India’s increasing reliance on FMS route is indicative of its desperation to bridge the gaps in its defence preparedness and shows the weakness of the Defence Procurement Procedure.

• Laxman Kumar Behera
• October 08, 2010
• IDSA Comments