India and the U.S.: 2005 versus 2025
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Why in news
The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy reflects a shift from the 2005 partnership-building approach toward a focus on American self-reliance and India's role in the China calculus.
Background
The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy prioritizes Indo-Pacific security through the Quad alliance. It emphasizes American self-reliance and burden minimization over the previous confidence-building approach of 2005.
Facts for Prelims
- BodyQuad: A strategic security dialogue between India, USA, Japan, and Australia.
- Fact2025 U.S. National Security Strategy: Focuses on domestic performance and self-reliance over global engagement.
For Mains
Q. Analyze the shift in U.S. foreign policy from 'partnership-building' to 'self-reliance' and its implications for India's strategic autonomy in the Indo-Pacific.
Dimensions to cover in your answer
- Strategic autonomy: Balancing India's independent ambitions against its role as a component in the U.S. China calculus.
- Alliance dynamics: Transition from bilateral confidence-building to multilateral security cooperation within the Quad framework.
- Policy shift: Impact of U.S. burden-minimization strategy on India's reliance on external security support.
Keywords: Strategic Autonomy · Indo-Pacific Security · Realpolitik · Burden Sharing · Geopolitical Calculus
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