Abstract
Rebalancing in Asia and India's strategic location has provided it with the benefit of being key ally of the United States (US). The convergence of interests of the two states culminated into a maritime partnership providing an opportunity to Indian Navy to develop its maritime capabilities for carrying out blue water missions. Such naval build up and alliance formation in the Indo-Pacific Region (IPR) will be counterproductive, creating security dilemma for the regional states by threatening their national and strategic interests. Contrary to the assumption that such a development will create balance of power in the region, there are threats that these developments may cause conflicts, confrontation, and maritime cold war in the region. The study seeks to explore such dangers. It stresses that sustaining peace at sea hinges upon discouraging an arms race in maritime domain and promoting engagement and collaboration.
Highlights
India aspires to be an influential power at regional but at global level and it is ambitiously modernizing and upgrading its military capabilities as well as investing in the indigenous defense industry.[1]
The Indian ambitions are invigorated by the United States (US) policy of rebalancing in Indo-Pacific Region (IPR).[2]
The study tends to explore the implications of the counterbalancing efforts in the region, which could be destabilizing for the region
Summary
India aspires to be an influential power at regional but at global level and it is ambitiously modernizing and upgrading its military capabilities as well as investing in the indigenous defense industry.[1] Its geo-strategic location and its ability to develop military muscle to counter China’s maneuvers in Asia pacific have made India an indispensable ally of the United States (US). The Indian ambitions are invigorated by the US policy of rebalancing in Indo-Pacific Region (IPR).[2] The US can help India overcome the wide gap between the ‘technological and military’[3]. Ladwig III, “Indian Military Modernization and Conventional Deterrence in South Asia,” The Journal of Strategic Studies 38, no.[5] (2015): 729-772, DOI:10.1080/ 01402390.2015.1014473. This study sets out to explore the drivers and contours of Indo-US naval cooperation. The study tends to explore the implications of the counterbalancing efforts in the region, which could be destabilizing for the region
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