India-US Relations in the Age of Uncertainty ─ An uneasy courtship

In the initial phase of the Obama administration, Indiaa€?s ruling class and strategic community formed a perception that the spirit of strategic partnership between the two countries might be diluted since China loomed large in the priorities of this administration. Despite occasional hiccups in their relationship, this perception was overshadowed by the administrationa€?s recognition of Indiaa€?s balancing role as a counterweight to China in the Asia-Pacific region. This book addresses and re-evaluates perceptions, policies and perspectives of public policy makers and bureaucratic elites in both countries in setting and articulating the tone, tenor and substance in their multi-faceted ties. The scope of the book is not exclusively limited to the bilateral relationship in the critical areas such as nuclear deal, defence, security and strategic partnership. Its concerns and ramifications are much wider in global and regional contexts, covering/involving security architecture in Asia-Pacific region, interface between terrorism and weapons of mass destruction (WMD), China as a factor, and fallout of the New Delhi- Washington partnership on South Asia.

B.M. Jain was formerly a Senior Fellow at the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR, New Delhi) in India, and was Visiting Professor at the Department of Political Science, Cleveland State University, and New York State University, Binghamton, USA. Previously he was Professor of Political Science at the University of Rajasthan at Jaipur, India and also Editor-in-Chief of theIndian Journal of Asian Affairs. He has been a visiting scholar/Professor in numerous universities and research institutes in the USA, Europe, and Asia.