India and the United States: Should the United States Provide Security Assistance to Its New Strategic Partner? (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781249368571)

The US needs a strategic partner in Asia to promote both regional stability and the security of the US homeland and to prevent the rise in the influence of a powerful Asian state from opposing US interests. Therefore, one must have a better understanding of how continued security assistance to India's military may or may not promote US interests and determine if such assistance should continue. This thesis will attempt to answer the question: Should the US provide security assistance to India's military? This thesis will focus on four driving factors behind Indo-US relations: Indian self-image, nuclear security, regional security, and economics. This thesis will then analyze these factors in terms of national interests, strengths, and weaknesses and use them to construct possible scenarios for the future of Indo-US relations. The most likely scenario will be selected by determining the implications of each scenario and evaluating indicators from current events. The most likely scenario will support the conclusion of this thesis.

Author: Richard G. Petersen
ISBN-10: 124936857X
ISBN-13: 9781249368571
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2012
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.30d