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Intro : India & USA have come a long way from being two estranged democracies( Dennis Kux ) to engaged democracy(Malone). Now they are Global comprehensive strategic partner. C Raja Mohan  : NAM - reflexive Anti Americanism  Fundamental transformation since the end of Cold war  Vajpayee   - natural ally  Modi  - Overcome the  hesitations of history  Obama  - most defining  Current status - US can be considered India's closest partner. But not ally. Because there is huge convergence and huge divergence at the same time. US wants its hegemony - unipolar world, India wants multipolar world. Also divergence on WTO(trade, agri, IPR), Climate change Concrete examples of cooperation  2nd largest supplier of sophisticated defence equipment  Joint Development and Production Major defence partner under DTTI (Defence, Trade, Technology initiative)  NSG, MTCR UNSC Signed all defence agreements - LEMOA, COMCASA, GSOMIA, B...

  The year 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic normalization between China and India, From commemorating the  historical ties between two great nations. confrontation and hostility have consequently become the overwhelming theme  between China and India this year. Mao Zedong (1949-1976) Deng Xiaoping (1978-89) Hu Jintao (2003-13) Why china attacks India Beijing is merely attempting to ‘remind’ India of Asia’s geopolitical hierarchy—that failure to kowtow to the Middle Kingdom  carries consequences. Growing power asymmetry between India and  China. China is also sending message to others in east and south china sea. China is reminding world about limits of US without having actually to confront it. In its neo-Confucian assessment an Indian capitulation may signal the final rites of Pax Americana. For Too long India has been hesitant to impost costs for china's military adventurism, preferring instead to settle mater diplomatically, w...