{"id":248319,"date":"2023-06-16T20:21:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=248319"},"modified":"2023-06-16T20:21:15","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T14:51:15","slug":"jumpstarting-the-next-phase-of-u-s-india-defence-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/jumpstarting-the-next-phase-of-u-s-india-defence-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Jumpstarting the next phase of U.S.-India defence ties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source-<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cJumpstarting the next phase of U.S.-India defence ties\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 16th June 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- Bilateral groupings and agreements<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>– Issues related to India and US bilateral relationship<\/p>\n

News- <\/strong>United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin travelled to India from June 4-5 to reinforce the major defence partnership and advance cooperation in critical domains.<\/p>\n

What are key takeaways from the visit?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There was an agreement on a road map for defence industrial cooperation.<\/strong> It was announced as part of the U.S.-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) agreement <\/strong>announced in May 2022.<\/p>\n

The road map envisages boosting defence manufacturing in India through greater technological cooperation<\/strong>. it potentially repositions the U.S. in the broader context of the U.S.-India strategic relationship.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A road map to promote collaboration<\/strong> in the defence industry was unveiled. The road map aims to expedite crucial co-development and co-production initiatives.<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was the launch of a new initiative, Indus-X<\/strong>. This builds on the U.S.-India bilateral Space Situational Awareness arrangement <\/strong>signed in 2022, which promises to enhance information-sharing and cooperation<\/strong> in the space sector.<\/p>\n

New areas in defence space exchanges<\/strong> have been identified based on the cooperation between the U.S. Space Command and India\u2019s Defence Space Agency.<\/p>\n

Why is the defence partnership between India and the US important in the context of Indo-pacific?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

During the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue<\/strong> in April 2022, the U.S. Defence Secretary referred to the U.S.-India defence partnership<\/strong> as the cornerstone of their engagement in the Indo-Pacific<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The combined threat assessments by India and the U.S. in the region point to China as a common and most conspicuous challenge. <\/strong><\/p>\n

China\u2019s Military Power Report 2022<\/strong> brought out by the U.S. states that the People\u2019s Liberation Army Navy is the world\u2019s largest navy by number of ships. The subsurface presence<\/strong> of China is likely to increase in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.<\/p>\n

Why is industrial cooperation in the defence sector important for bilateral relationships?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A strong rationale for broader industrial cooperation<\/strong> between Indian and U.S. companies in the defence sector is the existing scale of American investments<\/strong> in India. The U.S. government is exhorting its companies to support India\u2019s defence modernisation.<\/p>\n

In the long run, this could lead to growth of an ecosystem of joint ventures<\/strong> between companies. The U.S. can gain a larger share in the Indian defence manufacturing. Co-development and co-production <\/strong>by both will be achieved.<\/p>\n

American companies led by Boeing, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, Honeywell Aerospace, Raytheon, are partnering with Indian companies in the defence sector.<\/p>\n

These are likely to be supplemented by linking defence start-ups<\/strong> from both countries through an \u2018innovation bridge\u2019<\/strong> that was announced in the iCET agreement.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source- The post is based on the article \u201cJumpstarting the next phase of U.S.-India defence ties\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 16th June 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Bilateral groupings and agreements Relevance– Issues related to India and US bilateral relationship News- United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin travelled to India from June 4-5 to reinforce… Continue reading Jumpstarting the next phase of U.S.-India defence ties<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10498],"class_list":["post-248319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=248319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/248319\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=248319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=248319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=248319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}