更具针对性和韧性的美印战略伙伴关系[20191023].pdf

A More Focused and Resilient U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Arzan Tarapore INTRODUCTION The United States has made a“strategic bet”on India.This bet“that Indias greater role on the world stage will enhance peace and security”1was a central pillar of the Obama administrations rebalance to Asia,and it remains a central pillar of the Trump administrations Indo-Pacific strategy.2 For nearly two decades,Washington has embraced the strategic logic that it should facilitate the rise of India as a great power because a stronger India is indispensable in counter-balancing Chinese power and ambitions.In this policy of strategic altruism,Washington should not be overly concerned with specific Indian preferences,strategies,or capabilitiesthe general growth in Indian power would help to uphold a favorable regional balance of power.3 Recently,this strategic logic has begun to show signs of strain.In part,this is the result of emerging policy divergences on a range of issues from bilateral trade to Indian arms purchases from Russia.4 More fundamentally,aside from differences in policy preferences,analysts question whether India will have the capacity to play a significantly greater role in glob