The interest it has generated within the US as also the pomp and show being accorded, including a state dinner, culminating with an address to Congress, indicates that the hosts view the visit as special. It has been unofficially reported all departments have been instructed to make this visit a success. The number of high-level US visitors to India in recent days adds credence to this input.
With agreements pertaining to sale of major equipment, transfer of technology and joint ventures are expected to be inked, India's military integration with the US will move forward leaps and bounds. Simultaneously, there will be a decrease in military cooperation with Russia. Also expected is a joint statement which will mention an open and free Indo-Pacific, increased cooperation within the Quad, criticise Chinese hegemonistic attitudes and bullying as also 'violations of a nation's territorial integrity.'
There would be other relevant issues including climate change that could also be mentioned. It is unlikely that China or Russia will be named but references to them will be evident. The American intent is to provide India the capability to challenge Chinese domination in the region. Military cooperation including transfer of technology is unlikely to come with major end-user agreements and monitoring as with some nations.
Increased military collaboration is a signal of closer integration in countering joint threats, not necessarily as a military ally. It is also a signal of India moving into the western camp, reducing cooperation with Russia, though officially India claims strategic autonomy in its diplomacy. Indo-Russia relations were marked more by military and energy collaboration rather than trade. As per the Indian embassy in Moscow, trade between the two nations was barely $8.1 billion in 2020-21, while with the US it was $190 billion.
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