The Future of U.S.-India Naval Relations

Abstract

CNA conducted this study to determine how the United States can advance its naval and maritime relationship with India in the coming five to 10 years. U.S.-India defense relations, especially in the naval domain, have expanded in the past two decades and soared under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The study analyzes the key factors that have shaped the course of relations between the U.S. Navy (USN) and the Indian Navy and considers Indias possible future trajectories and how they may impact bilateral naval ties. CNA concludes that key factors affecting the evolution of the USN-Indian Navy relationship are mostly beyond the control of the two navies themselves. Despite the wider diplomatic and geopolitical circumstances, there are many overlapping areas of ongoing interest between the two navies that favor closer ties. Finally, drawing on an accompanying project paper, this study suggests viewing the increasing importance of the region west of India as a promising area of bilateral naval security cooperation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1029962

Entities

People

  • Michael Connell
  • Nilanthi Samaranayake
  • Satu Limaye

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Information Exchange
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Surveillance
  • Topography
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies