US-India Strategic Partnership and Implications for Pakistan

Abstract

India has always been driven by one aim; and that is, how to dominate and remain as a viable entity in South Asia? American dream to engulf the natural resources of Central Asia made it possible to happen. Their mutual interests offered an opportunity for both India and the U.S to join hands for a strategic partnership in South Asia. The route to Central Asia from warm water goes through Afghanistan. With this partnership, the U.S is trying to neutralize China in the region and making its access viable and safe in the Central Asia. India is also pursuing its hegemonic designs against Pakistan in particular and other regional states in general. This partnership has given U.S an opportunity to become active against China and dominate with its presence in the Indian Ocean. Accordingly, this study has focused on the importance of South Asia for the U.S, its strategic partnership with India and its implications for Pakistan.