US-China Competition: India's Role as a Counterbalance

Abstract

India provides a limited counterbalance against the People's Republic of China. Within this context, the US can and should enable India's rise as an Asian power in support of US strategic counter-PRC objectives. This paper unfolds in five parts. First, it examines US-China competitive approaches to provide context. Second, it argues that India, in pursuit of its national interests, intends to rival China as a leading power in the Indo-Pacific. Next, it reveals that despite this intent, India's existing military and economic capabilities provide only a limited counterbalance to China. Fourth, it posits that the US can and should enable India's rise through measured diplomatic, economic, and military partnership.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 05, 2021
Accession Number
AD1178202

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  • Thomas P Seagroatt

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  • Marine Corps University

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  • Cyber
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  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geography
  • Globalization
  • Indian Ocean
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
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  • Regional Security
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  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Strategic Weapons
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  • United States

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