India is not yet ready for alliances
Friday, August 21, 2020
Significance
Delhi has long been wary of formal alliances, though, as it insists on strategic autonomy.
Impacts
- Delhi and Washington may pursue joint infrastructure projects in South Asia.
- Stronger India-US ties will bring China and Pakistan closer together and worsen tensions between Islamabad and Delhi.
- The United States is unlikely to place sanctions on India for agreeing to purchase the S-400 missile defence system from Russia.