{"id":1567,"date":"2026-08-09T19:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/india-and-usa-have-become-such-strong-strategic-partners-that-upsc-psir-2024-4510\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:25:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:55:33","slug":"india-and-usa-have-become-such-strong-strategic-partners-that-upsc-psir-2024-4510","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/india-and-usa-have-become-such-strong-strategic-partners-that-upsc-psir-2024-4510\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIndia and USA have become such strong strategic partners that they need not become formal allies.\u201d Comment."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> <b>Hagerty\u2019s<\/b> entente <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> informal, outside treaty, flexible on what support is owed <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> treatment of an ally without the status of one<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> claim right about where the partnership stands <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> wrong about why alliance stays away <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> obligation is the price India will not pay<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>partnership delivers most of what alliance would <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> GSOMIA \/ LEMOA \/ COMCASA \/ BECA <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> interoperability without Article-5 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> ten-year Framework, Oct 2025 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> what alliance adds is obligation <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> freedom of manoeuvre + non-aligned record <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Parpiani<\/b> and <b class=\"pq-sc\">Pant<\/b>, autonomy <i>through<\/i> partnerships <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Jaishankar<\/b>, partner not subordinate ally<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>the design has a price <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> 2025 tariffs at fifty per cent, half for Russian oil <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> framework signed while tariffs stood <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> February 2026 reset to eighteen <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Pant<\/b> and <b>Bommakanti<\/b>, 2026 NDS silent on India and the Quad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> alliance would not have stopped the tariffs <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> a burden-shifting Washington promises little more<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> India\u2019s reply was capability and hedging, not a treaty <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> deep in capability, shallow in obligation, both prefer it there<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[30],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[85],"pyq_paper":[69],"class_list":["post-1567","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-30","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-india-and-the-global-centres-of-power","pyq_paper-paper-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4979,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1567\/revisions\/4979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1567"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1567"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1567"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}