Engaging India

<p>India. The name evokes the striking beauty of the Taj Mahal and the abject poverty of the Calcutta slums. One may conjure an image of a land filled with elephants tigers and pipers charming cobras or recall the plot of a Kipling story. Increasingly average Americans associate India with the outsourcing of service sector jobs. However in national security circles thoughts of India more and more focus on a rising world power. And more importantly whether or not India's rise is a threat to U.S. interests in South Asia and beyond. In November 2001 President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Atal Vajpayee committed the two nations to a strategic partnership. This was a vital continuation of the momentum started by President Bill Clinton's visit to India in March 2000 the year before he left office. His visit was called a turning point in India-US relations. This is because for most of India's post-independence history the world's two largest democracies have been at odds with each other. Many wonder if the current rapprochement is real and if the two nations can find mutually agreeable areas of cooperation or will continue to compete.--Abstract from web site.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>