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India–US Strategic Cooperation through the LEMOA Lens

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  • Imran Khurshid

    (Imran Khurshid is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Political Science, University of Kashmir, India. He is pursuing his research on ‘India–US relations during the BJP-led NDA government post-2014’. He has already published many research papers and book chapters. His most recent research paper includes ‘Modi’s US foreign policy: Strategic autonomy redefined’.)

Abstract

Since Narendra Modi took office, India and the United States’ strategic ties have become stronger. It took almost 12 years to sign the ‘Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA)’. The LEMOA offers a framework for governing the logistical assistance, supplies and services exchanged between the Indian and US forces on a reciprocal and reimbursable basis. Concerns in India’s strategic elite and political class over the endangerment of India’s strategic autonomy and compromising India’s sovereignty for a long time prevented the execution of this agreement. However, after the BJP government came to power in 2014, it negotiated this agreement with the United States. India has strategically moved closer to the United States by signing this agreement, which will have a lot of positive effects on the development of India’s strategic capabilities and the strengthening of Indian defence forces’ operational capabilities. It will also allow India to expand its strategic influence in the Indo-Pacific region. This study analyses the LEMOA, its implications for India’s strategic autonomy, and its subsequent implications for expanding India’s strategic footprint in the region.

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  • Imran Khurshid, 2023. "India–US Strategic Cooperation through the LEMOA Lens," India Quarterly: A Journal of International Affairs, , vol. 79(3), pages 304-317, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indqtr:v:79:y:2023:i:3:p:304-317
    DOI: 10.1177/09749284231183261
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