Prospects for US-India Ties in 2022

December 30, 2021

Research Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr. Jagannath Panda’s article ‘From Strategic to Absolute Partners: Prospects for US-India Ties in 2022’ has been published by Japan Forum for Strategic Studies Quarterly, Vol.91, January 2022.

The article argues that in order for increasingly engaged participation to bear results, India and the US must fundamentally fortify their financial, defence and diplomatic relations. This will require continued discourse between the two states to arrange and resolve differences, and all the more critically, an ability to make specific trade-offs to reap the benefits. As China prepares for its 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2022, the US’ plans to expand ties with India will only grow. With this in mind, it’s high time the two countries take the step to formalize and advance their partnership into a stable, secured and stronger that emerges to become an exclusive one.