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Do you agree with the view that the USA is of late willing to treat India as a partner rather than merely a camp-follower? Give reasons for your answer.

  • UPSC 2014
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  • India and the Global Centres of Power

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For most of the Cold War Washington judged India by whether it would join the Western camp, and non-alignment read as disloyalty. Since about 2000 the United States has accepted an India that keeps its strategic autonomy. I largely agree, though the partnership is asymmetric and, under pressure, Washington still slips into the language of…

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