India and the Proliferation Security Initiative: A US Perspective

摘要: Abstract The article considers why New Delhi has shied away from full participation in the US-led Proliferation Security Initiative despite compelling national interests improving Indian maritime forces and cooperating with United States at sea. Some factors examined are polarized domestic politics, Indians' ambivalence about non-proliferation arrangements that formerly targeted them, Delhi's desire for regional primacy. Until leaders come to believe benefits of PSI outweigh its drawbacks, they will continue hold initiative arm's length.