Accession Number:
ADA454208
Title:
India-U.S. Relations
Descriptive Note:
Congressional rept.
Corporate Author:
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
2006-04-06
Pagination or Media Count:
20.0
Abstract:
The end of the Cold War freed India-U.S. relations from the constraints of global bipolarity, but interactions continued for a decade to be affected by the burden of history, most notably the longstanding India-Pakistan rivalry and nuclear weapons proliferation in the region. Recent years, however, have witnessed a sea change in bilateral relations, with more positive interactions becoming the norm. Indias swift offer of full support for U.S.-led counterterrorism operations after September 2001 was widely viewed as reflective of such change. Today, President Bush calls India a natural partner of the United States and his Administration seeks to assist India s rise as a major power in the new century.
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Subject Categories:
- Government and Political Science
- Civil Defense