India is expected to maintain its two-decade course of seeking good relations with the United States, despite the Trump administration's behavior. The reason is simple: India has no other choice. India faces a China that is growing ever more powerful and aggressive, and one with which India has both political and territorial disputes.
China is India's overriding strategic concern and it will remain so for the foreseeable future. India's many other partners are useful supplements, but they cannot replace American heft.
The imbalance of wealth and power between India and China has grown rapidly, with China's economy now about five times as large as India's. China is rapidly converting its wealth into military power, with three aircraft carriers and at least two indigenous fifth-generation combat jets in service.
