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This paper discusses the US dilemma of policy making on India. The paper begins with a retrospective look at the US-India relations since Modi came to power, and a predictive analysis of the policy on India under the Biden administration, in order to show how the US perspective on India’s role in US global and regional strategies has changed. The paper demonstrates that China is one of the pivotal external variables that promote US-India relations. The review of policy is followed by a discussion of strategic assessments of India policies by US analysts and experts on India. These can be classified into two policies: “strategic altruism” and “selective cooperation,” each of which represents a type of US-India relation. Through comparing these assessments, the paper concludes that the United States faces a dilemma in policy making on India, with US policy makers unable to reach an agreement on fundamental issues concerning US-India relations.

В данной работе обсуждается дилемма, возникшая при разработке политики США в отношении Индии. В начале статьи представлен ретроспективный взгляд на американо-индийские отношения с момента прихода к власти Моди и прогнозного анализа политики в отношении Индии при правлении Байдена, чтобы показать, как изменилась точка зрения США на роль Индии в глобальных и региональных стратегиях США. В статье показано, что Китай является одной из ключевых внешних переменных, которая способствует отношениям между США и Индией. Вслед за обзором политики следует обсуждение стратегических оценок политики Индии, представленное американскими аналитиками и экспертами по Индии. Их можно разделить на два вида: «стратегический альтруизм» и «избирательное сотрудничество», каждая из которых представляет собой тип американо-индийских отношений. Посредством сравнения эти оценок в статье приходят к выводу о том, что Соединенные Штаты сталкиваются с проблемой при выработке политики в отношении Индии, поскольку американские политики не могут прийти к соглашению по фундаментальным вопросам, касающимся американо-индийских отношений.

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