India-U.S. defense cooperation

Cooperation with the U.S. is helping to enhance India’s maritime domain awareness and undersea surveillance.

The final India-U.S. exchanges before the Trump administration takes office set the stage for the next phase of the relationship.

The India-South Korea-U.S. trilateral partnership holds great potential for military cooperation, green energy, maritime security, and strategic cooperation on vital technologies.

India's diversification of arms partners has led to a trust deficit with major suppliers, who could be reluctant to transfer the technology New Delhi requires to truly indigenize its defense industry.

Although Russia is still India’s biggest weapons supplier, weapons sales from the U.S. to India have increased dramatically. 

For major stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific, including India, the priorities set out by the NDIS merit close examination.

The groundwork laid through the engagements in 2023 should provide a solid foundation to build on in 2024 and beyond regardless of election results in both countries.

As the relationship between New Delhi and Washington matures, the two sides have found new levels of trust while acknowledging where their interests diverge.

Beyond the Indus podcast hosts Joe Wallen and Tushar Shetty discuss Modi's state visit to the U.S., and broader trends in India-U.S. relations, with Rajeshwari Pillai Rajgopalan.

The two countries do not have a single project that they can hold up as symbolic of the depth of their defense cooperation.

Policy mandarins in New Delhi need to pay attention to the shifting domestic and foreign imperatives that are shaping Washington's foreign policy.

Trump is the fourth consecutive U.S. president to visit India. Does his visit mark a turning point in the relationship or continuity?