India America Relations

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America – India’s new found friend :Historically, relationship between India and America or the bilateral relation between the two countries has never been that merry or rosy. India traditionally has been friendly with the Soviet Unions. Even though India was one of the pioneering members of the NAM (Non-Aligned Movement), during the cold war it developed close proximity with the Soviet Unions. India followed a strict socialist policy and had developed a close military and strategic bond with the Soviets and in the process annoyed the USA and the relationship between India and US grew sour. It was in 1992, after the downfall of the soviet unions, India revamped its internal diplomatic strategy and in the process looked to develop closer ties with European countries in general and USA in particular. As a result of that, today India shares a close bond with USA in matters pertaining to society, economics and military. During the Bush administration and even during his predecessor, Bill Clinton, bilateral ties between two countries flourished and blossomed in full vigor primarily on common grounds relating to terrorism, energy security and environmental issues. Though, more often than not political analyst and foreign journalists argue that the honeymoon phase between India-America bilateral relations is beginning to show signs of slight downturn following BARACK OBAMA election as the president of USA, reason cited being that of the present US-governments inclination towards building a close tie with China. These reports have been vehemently dismissed by the governments of both the countries and things apparently look all happy and fine.

During the Clinton and Bush administration India enjoyed a good relation with the US, and got tremendous help in social and economic front. USA happens to be the largest investor and if the inflow of money (FDI) is anything to go by, then it has only increased from 1991 to 2004 from USD $11.4 millions to USD $344.5 millions, an increase in compound interest rate of nearly 58% annually.

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Indian-american relations are getting better with upcoming days. The Americans have played major role in strengthening Indian economy. many of the Indian students study in America for better job opportunities. There are many bilateral ties going around with India and America. With the last Nuclear deal being major deal with the two nations, the bond has strengthened.
 
India is a self-sufficient nation. with a little more care and caution, we can become self-reliant, and eventually emerge as the global power. its time we dont trust anyone, specially the current super powers who are known to be double-faced. it is important to have cordial relations with all, but not at the cost of leaking out secrets of national security concerns.
 
Indo-US Relations

History has proved that the USA is not consistent and reliable. More dangerous is America's affinity to the Pakistanis. America's alliance with Pak has in fact been detrimental to India's concerns and National interests. This was always known and now Wikileaks has confirmed that America support Pakistan and consider pak a close friend. An enemy's friend cannot be our friend. This is the policy that USA follows too. Every Indian knows why america now turned to support India, because Indian Ecnomy is growing at a consistent rate and America joined us eying the profit and fruitfulness. But India Russia Relations hasn't been so , so as an Indian I feel India have a better friend in Russia than America.
 
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presently the indo american relations are going well with a decent pace. but on the long run i dont think india should rely on america as it very tactical and strategic. it makes policies and allies according to its need and so india should not completely rely on its support and rather maintain friendly relations with other nations too,.
 
indo american relations have been going great so far.. though india seems to have other allies too.. like russia, it is concerned more about american counterpart as most of the indians have settled in that country. moreover the business ties have been improved over the time. america is being of good help to india..be it the nuclear energy supplies or the defence weaponry.
 
India America relations are peaceful and if we talk about trade relation then it is good as India and America are great trading partners. For the beginners, US is india’s hugest trading partner. India’s main exports to United States includes IT services, ITeS, diamonds and gems, chemicals, steel and iron products, tea, coffee, edible oils and machinery. India’s main imports from United states are aircraft, computer hardware, fertilizers, medical equipments and scrap metal.
 
The relation of india and America is going strong as both the countries stand and view point of many issues of the world are same like fight against terrorism and important export business. The america is a developed country and the most powerful country in the world. So the support of the two are equally important for the growth of the countries as well as maintaining relationship strong.
 
America is a big nation and is lending its help to India in various aspects. the relations between the two nations have been going good so far and there are improvements in the relations. many of indians prefer america to work and study. even america is allowing indians to work and study by opening options. america sees india as a potential consumer of its product and also as a place to start business at low rates and so the trade as well as diplomatic ties are pretty strong.
 
India and America are working to combat many social evils and disease together such as terrorism, HIV AIDS and many other things. The relations are improving day by day in terms of business and economy. The nuclear deals are also signed between the duo and they both want peace in the world as their main motive. India readily seeks foreign straight investment today with the US but the nation is very much eager to invest in America. This must be under scored by the technology exchange and technology transfer.
 
both India and America have enjoyed very good bilateral relations over the years. american companies are finding india a good place to invest considering its consumption growth. so are the indian companies finding america a good consumer for their products as it fetches them good profit. on the whole both the nations are benefiting mutually from each other. in the future also the economic ties would boost as india is growing and it needs good support from such big nations.
 
What Obama’s Victory Means for India

What Obama’s Victory Means for India - India Real Time - WSJ

In his second term, American President Barack Obama is likely to continue the approach he’s taken to India thus far: expanding trade, ramping up military cooperation and staying out of the India-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir.

But there will be some significant issues for the countries to sort out, such as India’s immigration concerns and U.S. worries about investment barriers.

Neither Mr. Obama or his rival, Republican candidate Mitt Romney, spelled out their views on India in detail during the 2012 campaign. The topic never came up during their debate on foreign policy. That’s partly because there is a growing consensus in Washington that having close ties with New Delhi is vital, both to open a big export market for U.S. goods and to have a strong strategic ally in Asia. Nothing controversial there.

During his first term, Mr. Obama increased military and counter-terrorism cooperation between the countries. U.S. companies completed several large defense deals, including the sales of military transport planes, airlifters and long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft, though American firms were snubbed in the sweepstakes to supply India with a new generation of fighter jets. Washington has been eager to support India as a strategic buffer against China and its ambitions in the Indian Ocean region. That’s a trend that’s unlikely to change.

Even as trade between the countries boomed, the Obama administration pushed for big-ticket economic reforms that India had been stalling for several years, including the relaxing of foreign investment rules for retail, insurance, and defense. The retail overhaul was recently enacted by the Indian government, paving the way for the entry of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT +0.85% and others, while a move to liberalize the insurance sector is being considered in Parliament.

India had some hesitations about Mr. Obama when he came into office, says C. Raja Mohan, head of strategic studies at the Observer Research Foundation. There were worries that he might not follow through on the civil nuclear energy deal inked between President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. But the U.S. did fulfill its final commitments. It was India that threw a wrench into the deal by producing accident liability regulations that U.S. nuclear equipment firms felt were out of step with international standards and too risky.

India also feared that Mr. Obama might wade into the long-running dispute between India and Pakistan over the Himalayan territory of Kashmir. Instead, “he chose to maintain the Bush line – that the U.S. wouldn’t insert itself,” Mr. Mohan said. “India has no basic complaints against Obama.”

One area of mild friction between the countries has come over Iran. India, which relies on imports for 80% of its crude oil requirements, faced international pressure to draw down its imports from Iran. Though New Delhi says it didn’t react to any of that pressure, imports from Iran fell from 16% of total crude purchases in 2008 to 10% this year. That helped India get an exemption from potentially severe U.S. sanctions against its financial institutions. “India has no interest in picking a fight with the Americans on Iran,” Mr. Mohan said.

On the economic front, one of India’s few gripes during Mr. Obama’s tenure as president has been the challenges its tech companies have faced getting visas for their workers. Indian firms have complained about rising visa fees (since the enactment of a 2010 law) and delays in getting applications processed. The Indian government at one point threatened to file a World Trade Organization complaint over the issue.

Ameet Nivsarkar, vice president of technology trade group NASSCOM, says the industry isn’t expecting to see swift action on those visa issues. The matters would likely only get addressed as part of comprehensive legislation on immigration, he says. Mr. Obama and his aides have flagged that overhaul as a priority but the politics look difficult. “There doesn’t seem to be consensus between Republicans and Democrats (in Congress) on how to move forward on immigration,” Mr. Nivsarkar said. He said the most critical issue for the Indian tech services industry is that the president revive U.S. economic growth, so Indian firms’ overseas clients are in stronger financial positions.

Amol Sharma
( India Correspondent for The Wall Street Journal)
 
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