India's Strategic Alliances

India is pivotal for U.S. efforts to create a geopolitical balance in South Asia. It creates a hedge against Chinese and Russian power and helps maintain the pressure on Pakistan to help contain the jihadists.

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The Boeing P-8A “Poseidon”
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The Boeing P-8A "Poseidon"
India: Defense Priorities and Expanding Arms Access
March 18, 2009 1131 GMT
Despite clearing another hurdle for a major defense deal with the United States, India's long-range military development faces a more fundamental challenge. (With STRATFOR maps) [more]
India Geopolitical Monograph
The Geopolitics of India: A Shifting, Self-Contained World
December 16, 2008 1518 GMT
This is the fifth in a series of monographs on the geopolitics of countries that are currently critical in world affairs. (With STRATFOR maps) [more]
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Mohamed El Baradei (L) and Indian atomic chief Anil Kakodkar (R)
India: Down to the Wire on the U.S. Nuclear Deal
September 9, 2008 1852 GMT
India has other options if a civilian nuclear deal with the United States falls through. [more]
Indian communist leaders announce withdrawal from governement
India: The Internal Struggle Over the Nuclear Deal
July 8, 2008 1254 GMT
India's ruling coalition will likely survive the decision by the communists to withdraw, but time is running out for the U.S.-Indian nuclear deal to succeed. [more]
Aftermath of suicide blast at Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Suicide Bombing at the Indian Embassy
July 7, 2008 1249 GMT
The involvement of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, whether official or not, cannot be ruled out in the July 7 suicide attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. [more]
Afghan Defence Minister Abdul Rahim Ward
Afghanistan: Why India’s Cooperation is a Problem for Pakistan
April 11, 2008 2253 GMT
Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak is visiting India amid signs of increased Indian-Afghan cooperation. This could prove problematic for the country sandwiched in the middle -- Pakistan. [more]
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