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This monograph examines the U.S.-India security relationship and argues that significant differences in their worldviews precludes the development of a strong strategic relationship at present. However, India's continued economic and military growth, as well as its ongoing commitment towards secularism and democracy, makes it a future ally towards establishing strategic stability in Asia and in assisting future nation-building efforts across the globe. In the short run, therefore, the relationship should be based on securing complementary interests: ensuring stability in the Indian Ocean; democracy across the world; and getting the Indian government to work proactively to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their associated systems.
About the author
Amit Gupta is an Associate Professor in the USAF Air War College, Alabama. His writings have focused on arms production and weapons proliferation, South Asian and Australian security policies, Diaspora politics, as well as popular culture and politics. More recently he has written on the U.S.-China rivalry and the impact of demography on U.S. foreign policy. His articles have appeared in Orbis, Asian Survey, Security Dialogue, The Round Table, Mediterranean Quarterly, The International Journal of the History of Sport, and Sport in Society. He is also the author or editor of seven books.
