Deals pave way for further growth in Indian-US ties

Significance

The trip underscored the importance that Delhi and Washington give to their partnership, with the two sides announcing various deals covering a range of areas.

Impacts

• Intensifying pushback against China’s growing power will be a key feature of the burgeoning partnership.
• Delhi’s principle of strategic autonomy will preclude the partnership’s morphing into an alliance.
• Besides engaging bilaterally, India and the United States will keep cooperating through the Quad, which also includes Japan and Australia.