THE CURRENT STATE OF MILITARY AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND THE USA
https://doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2018-3-196-204
Abstract
The article explains why Indian market is so important for suppliers of military products. In the 2000-s a new stage of military and technical cooperation between India and the USA was started. Our analysis showed that due to contracts signed in 2006–2016 their interaction grew sharply and the USA managed to take the second line among arms suppliers to India. There are disagreements in the field of Indian-American military and technical cooperation and they are mainly connected with transfer of technology. Initiatives in joint research and development have not produced the results that might be interesting for India, i.e. the development of products having export potential. It was shown that this situation is caused by legislative restrictions existing in the USA regarding transfer of intellectual property in the field of military products. It was found out that American companies set up joint ventures with Indian firms but they focus on component production and assembly but not on finished products manufacturing, which does not correspond to goals of India that plans to become an exporter of military products.
About the Author
I. I. Ryazantseva
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Irina I. Ryazantseva – Post-Graduate Student of the Department for World Economy
36 Stremyanny Lane, Moscow, 117997
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Ryazantseva I.I. THE CURRENT STATE OF MILITARY AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND THE USA. Vestnik of the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics. 2018;(3):196-204. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21686/2413-2829-2018-3-196-204
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