Post 9/11 Indo- US strategic relationship: an analysis

South Asia has remained one of the important regions of the world in all periods of history. American stand towards India has been one of unsureness ever since India attained independence from Great Britain in 1947. It is a fact that during the post-cold war era a genuine transformation in relations between the United States and India has taken place. The new US tilt and its security policy in South Asia in post 9/11 period and its strategic partnership with India is not a sudden development but the result of a gradual convergence of interests between New Delhi and Washington after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. The objective of the proposed study is to analyse the indo-US strategic partnership after the 9/11 attacks. Since 9/11, a growing attentiveness of India's strategic potential has led to serious re-evaluation in the United States of its relationship with India. In order to meet the newer challenges of security and trade, and to pursue its core and national interests, the US has changed its policy towards South Asia in post 9/11 period and reshaped its policy to achieve its goals and is re-examining its political, economic, military and strategic partnership with India. Though India – US bilateral relations have materialised into nuclear deal and a ten year defence pact yet on a parallel front, the rise of china has opened up a plethora of issues between the US and India. The paper will make an attempt to examine the Indo- US strategic partnership after 9/11 attacks. It will also discuss in detail the benefits of deal to India and implications of Indo-US nuclear Deal on India. It will discuss all the aspects of Indo-US strategic Partnership.