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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">36156</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2023-23-3-536-546</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">BXYWHE</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>INTERNATIONAL SECURITY</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ БЕЗОПАСНОСТЬ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="zh"><subject>国际安全</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Assessing India - United States Security Agreements: A Critical Analysis</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Критический анализ соглашений в сфере безопасности между Индией и США</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1354-5144</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Nisar</surname><given-names>Rana Danish</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Нисар</surname><given-names>Рана Даниш</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD (International Relations), Visiting Lecturer, Department of Politics and International Relations</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор наук (международные отношения), приглашенный преподаватель, кафедра политики и международных отношений</p></bio><email>ranadanishnisar@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">University of Sargodha</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Саргодха</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2023-09-30" publication-format="electronic"><day>30</day><month>09</month><year>2023</year></pub-date><volume>23</volume><issue>3</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Peacekeeping and the Global South</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Миротворчество и Глобальный Юг</issue-title><fpage>536</fpage><lpage>546</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2023-09-29"><day>29</day><month>09</month><year>2023</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2023, Nisar R.D.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2023, Нисар Р.Д.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2023</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Nisar R.D.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Нисар Р.Д.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/36156">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/36156</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">Asia is now a central part of world politics, where the interests of a number of global and regional actors have collided, including India, China, Japan, the United States and Russia. With the collapse of the socialist bloc and the end of the Cold War, the U.S. embarked on a new security policy, changed its priorities, promoting a new balance of power and defining a new role for itself in the post-bipolar world. India, on the other hand, has strengthened its position in the Asian region thanks to its rapid economic growth, huge domestic market, modernization of armed forces, and practice of democratization. Given India’s transformation and the strategic importance of the Indian Ocean and its maritime transport routes, Washington has become interested in strengthening ties with New Delhi. As a result, India - U.S. relations are moving from the estrangement of the past to the strategic engagement of the present. Since 2004, when the document entitled “Next Step towards Strategic Partnership” was adopted, the two countries have been experiencing a phase of deep strategic convergence. This is particularly true in the area of security and defense. In the present study the author argues that Indo-US defense agreements stimulate India’s offensive power, while negatively affecting regional security in South Asia and especially Pakistan’s security. In the milieu of research methodology, the author uses the methods of content analysis, event analysis, and problem-chronological method.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">В настоящее время Азия является центральной частью мировой политики, где столкнулись интересы ряда глобальных и региональных игроков, среди которых можно выделить Индию, Китай, Японию, США и Россию. С распадом социалистического блока и окончанием холодной войны США приступили к формированию новой политики в сфере безопасности - изменили свои приоритеты, содействовали новой расстановке сил и определили для себя новую роль в постбиполярном мире. Индия же благодаря быстрому экономическому росту и огромному внутреннему рынку, модернизации вооруженных сил, а также индийской практике демократизации усилила свои позиции в Азиатском регионе. Учитывая трансформацию Индии и стратегическое значение Индийского океана, а также проходящих в нем морских транспортных путей, Вашингтон проявлял интерес в укреплении своих отношений с Нью-Дели. В результате на современном этапе отношения между Индией и США переходят от царившего в прошлом отчуждения к стратегическому взаимодействию. Начиная с 2004 г., когда была принят документ «Следующий шаг к стратегическому партнерству», обе страны переживают этап глубокого стратегического сближения. В первую очередь это касается сферы безопасности и обороны. Автор на основе проведенного анализа утверждает, что соглашения между Индией и США в сфере обороны стимулируют наступательную мощь Индии, оказывают негативное влияние на региональную безопасность в Южной Азии, особенно на безопасность Пакистана. В качестве методологии применяются контент-анализ, ивент-анализ и проблемно-хронологический метод.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>U.S</kwd><kwd>India</kwd><kwd>Pakistan</kwd><kwd>security</kwd><kwd>basic agreements</kwd><kwd>General Security of Military Information Agreement</kwd><kwd>GSOMIA</kwd><kwd>Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement</kwd><kwd>LEMOA</kwd><kwd>Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement</kwd><kwd>COMCASA</kwd><kwd>Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement</kwd><kwd>BECA</kwd><kwd>GSOMIA</kwd><kwd>LEMOA</kwd><kwd>COMCASA</kwd><kwd>BECA</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>США</kwd><kwd>Индия</kwd><kwd>Пакистан</kwd><kwd>безопасность</kwd><kwd>основополагающие соглашения</kwd><kwd>Общее соглашение о безопасности в области военной информации</kwd><kwd>Меморандум о сотрудничестве в области логистики</kwd><kwd>Соглашение о совместимости и безопасности коммуникаций</kwd><kwd>Основное соглашение об обмене и сотрудничестве</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Abbasi, R., &amp; Khan, Z. 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