text: There is nothing strategic about the India / US relationship, however they both need the support of the other to achieve longer term goals. The US economy will remain relatively flat over the next couple of decades with limited opportunities for profitable deployment of capital. No wonder there is a lot of pressure on India to further open up its economy for investment. India needs political support to become a bigger global player and will use all friends to achieve it. The Worlds largest Democracies share a lot in common and will need to pool resources to counter the growing terror threats they face. To falsely believe that the basis of this relationship is solely to counter the rise of China, is unfortunate.