US pivot toward India after 9/11 : from a dubious relationship to a strategic partnership / Masud Sarker.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Standing of India in South Asia and Prominence of United States -- Historical Background of US Foreign Policy-Pre-9/11 -- Conceptual Thinking of the Bush Administration's Foreign Policy in the Wake of 9/11 -- The Bush Administration-Implementation of Policies toward India -- The Obama Administration: Conceptual Thinking behind the Policy -- Implementation of Obama's Policies toward India -- Indian Diaspora in Strengthening Indo-US Relations -- US-India Relations: Not Dubious but a Strategic Partner.

"The author's argument is that the US policy toward India is more one of continuity than change. The driving force behind recent Indo-US relations is not primarily the consequences of 9/11 but is rather the result of power shifts within a more globalized world where 9/11 provided an additional conducive environment"-- Provided by publisher.