How the United States Should Work with a Rising IndiaThe goals set forth in this StratML rendition have been excerpted from chapter 8 of Alyssa Ayres' book entitled Our Time Has Come: How India is Making Its Place in the World.... U.S.-India opening [is] among the few areas of bipartisan agreement for both countries over successive changes in government... A greater convergence between the United States and India on broad geopolitical and economic ideals, however, does not always mean that in practice U.S.-India cooperation remains free of differences... New Deli ... often prioritizes tactics different from those employed by Washington even when both countries broadly share the same goal. (pp. 207 - 209) ... when tactical differences over shared goals emerge... India's long-standing default prioritization of nonintervention ... can create a difference in approach ... (p. 214)Alyssa AyresAA_e416df1e-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75bDeeper ties with the world's largest democracy_e416e0cc-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75bTo offer suggestions on how the United States can benefit strategically from a closer relationship with India_e416e18a-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75bDemocracyMultialignmentIndia's transition -- from nonalignment to a focus on "strategic autonomy" to the current government's creation of a "multialigned" approach to the world -- still contains at its core a belief that formal alliances threaten national independence.National IndependencePartnershipOpennessTransparencySustainabilityInclusionGrowthEconomic ConnectivityFreedom of NavigationPartnershipApproach India like a "joint venture" partner, not an ally-in-waiting._e416e220-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b1Instead of subconsciously seeking an alliance, Americans would be better served by explicitly approaching India as a joint venture partner. This business term suggests a partnership between two entities with specific shared objectives, and by its specificity acknowledges that not every undertaking of either entity would be shared. (pp. 216 & 217)_e416e2c0-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75bEconomic OrganizationsBring India into economic organizations._e416e360-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b2APECOECDIEA... including India ... in ... these institutions will help pull India into a cohort of countries already committed to economic openness and transparency, without the adversarial context that accompanies binding trade negotiations. (p. 220) _e416e3f6-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75bTradeDevelop stronger bilateral trade ties with India._e416e4a0-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b3... the United States should work closely with India to develop a roadmap for either a free-trade agreement in the longer term, or, depending upon the success of a larger Asian trade arrangement to succeed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a pathway for Indian membership in a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific, should one ever develop. (p. 221)Bilateral PlanWork closely with India to develop a roadmap for a free-trade agreement._e416e54a-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b3.1Discussions on a bilateral investment treaty ... have taken place sporadically for about a decade, and appear no closer to a conclusion than they were ten years back. But India and the United States should be able to identify a longer-term ambition for their trade and investment relationship... concrete and achievable interim steps [are needed] to create a feasible implementation plan. (p. 221)Trans-Pacific ArrangementWork closely with India to develop a larger Asian trade arrangement to succeed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)._e416e5fe-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b3.2TiesKeep the focus on ties with India -- the long game._e416e6b2-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b4Military InteroperabilityIncrease "interoperability" so that Indian and U.S. militaries can better work with each other._e416e770-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b4.1Indian MilitaryU.S. MilitaryGeopolitical shifts have enabled the significant development of closer defense ties. (p. 222) The rising share of U.S. defense equipment in India's overall mix indicates increasing coordination and what defense experts call "interoperability," meaning that Indian and U.S. militaries can better work with each other. (p. 223)CooperationExpand diplomatic and military cooperation across the entire Asia-Pacific region._e416e824-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b4.2The formal "Joint Strategic Vision of the Asia-Pacific and Indian Ocean Region," with shared principles such as sustainable and inclusive growth, economic connectivity, freedom of navigation, and a shared opposition to terrorism, piracy, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, has led to greatly expanded diplomatic and military cooperation across the entire Asia-Pacific region. (p. 225)ElectionsPartner with India on the electoral aspects of democracy._e416e8f6-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b4.3UN Democracy FundCommunity of Democracies... India's experience managing elections on a near-constant basis offers great potential for further partnership. Internationally, India champions democracy ... stands ready to provide advice if requested, and has eagerly supported the UN Democracy Fund and the Community of Democracies... the United States should partner with India to do more together on the electoral aspects of democracy ... (p. 229 & 230)DemocracyExpand technical partnership with India on democracy._e416e9be-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b5(p. 230)_e416ea7c-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75bRightsFrame bilateral conversations about rights broadly to include challenges in the United States._e416eb44-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b6(p. 230)_e416ec02-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75bCooperationBuild habits of cooperation._e416ecca-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b7The U.S. executive branch and Congress should work together to reassess federal support for international studies, and increase funding for India studies. (p. 233)_e416edb0-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75bStudiesIncrease funding for India studies._e416ee78-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b8(p. 240)_e416ef4a-7515-11e9-b758-3098bf60e75b2019-05-12https://www.cfr.org/book/our-time-has-comeOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net