Modi Regime Offers Opportunity To Reenergise U.S-India Ties: U.S Expert

The Modi government has promised to open the economy to more private investment, improve the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate, create jobs for the rapidly growing youth population, and quicken the pace of India's defence modernisation, Curtis noted.

"If the new government sticks to this agenda, it will present numerous opportunities for expanded Indo-U.S cooperation on a range of issues," she wrote.

"New Delhi and Washington share similar strategic objectives, whether they involve countering terrorism, maintaining open and free seaways throughout the Indo-Pacific region, or hedging against China's rise."

The area in which the U.S-India relationship may prosper the most is defence, Curtis said noting that the Modi government has already demonstrated a commitment to the defence sector by raising defence spending 12 percent.

The government's commitment to raise foreign direct investment caps in the defence sector to 49 percent is also encouraging, she said.

"This should provide greater incentive for U.S defence companies to invest in India and give them a stake in helping India develop its defence industrial base," Curtis wrote.

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