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Intro-  In the words of Dennis Kux , India and USA have moved a long way from estranged democracies to engaged democracies embodying the most defining partnership of 21st century. Shared democratic values and converging global interests unite Washington and New Delhi in a “strategic handshake” Cooperation : With no other country does India have over 60 dialogue mechanisms at practically all levels. There has been a conviction that a true India-US strategic partnership would serve our national interests in a changed geopolitical situation. While both countries have always fought shy of saying that their partnership is to balance china, it is clear that the rise of China was one of the major spurs. The Biden administration’s March 2021 “Interim National Security guidance” has described the “deepening partnership” with India as being critical to America’s “vital national interests.” India US- comprehensive global strategic partnership India- Russia- special and privileged partnership ...

3rd India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue signed the landmark BECA Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement Importance of 2+2 mechanism highest-level institutional mechanism for a review of the security, defence and strategic partnership between India and the United States. strategic matters of vital importance under the domain of both the external affairs as well as defence ministries, are comprehensively covered and any issue of jurisdiction and follow up is taken care of challenges in relations between – on trade and on Kashmir – the delineation of strategic ties is set to be the biggest takeaway from this high-level engagement moves away from the erstwhile approach of depending on the personal chemistry between political leaders India-USA Relations Strategic Convergence Indo-Pacific :India-U.S.-Japan trilateral summits (JAI), the India-U.S.-Australia-Japan Quadrilateral consultations India’s role as a net provider of security in Indian Ocean Region and new partnership between USAID...