Strategic SOF Partnering with India: Preventing Future Large Scale Conflict in the Asia Pacific Region
Abstract
The 2012 DSG and NSS directs DoD to pivot to the Asia Pacific region. To conduct this pivot, DoD must seek a key partner nation to balance security and stability in the region. India has a thriving economy, increasingly strong military power, and growing regional status to balance these threats. India has the capacity and capability to match the growth of communist China. A stronger U.S partnership with India will force Pakistan to strengthen its relationship with the U.S., and further deny terrorist groups a safehaven to operate. Across DoD, all services will look to build bilateral relationships with India, however, U.S. Special Operations Forces serve as a cost-effective strategic multiplier to build this key relationship with India. This is accomplish through three short-term efforts: increased Joint Combined Exercises for Training (JCETs), increase Special Operations Liaison Officers with India s SOF, and maximize the (IMET) program allowing Indian SOF to attend U.S. SOF specific schools. These short term goals would drive long-term goals of establishing an Intelligence Fusion Center for combating transnational terrorist, forward stationing U.S. SOF with Indian SOF, and lastly creation of a Special Operations Aviation Element to provide immediate response by SOF in the Asia Pacific Region.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 30, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA603810
Entities
People
- Adrian H. Jones
Organizations
- Marine Corps University