33 ties with it, seeing India as a key market and a counterweight to China’s economic dominance. US strategy includes supporting a regional security architecture through cooperation, such as the Multilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), which includes the US, India, Japan and Australia. Within this framework, India is considered a critical partner Quad framework: Project 2025 views the quadrilateral security dialogue that includes the US, India, Japan and Australia as a central basis for regional security. The US promotes the expansion of cooperation within this framework and proposes a “Quad-Plus” model to include additional regional partnerships with common interests. The document also suggests that it is in the US national interest to establish a security alliance in the Middle East that includes Israel, Egypt, the Gulf states, and possibly India. This alliance is described as a kind of “Quad 2” inspired by the Indo-Pacific Security Framework. The alliance’s main goals would be to ensure freedom of navigation in strategic areas such as the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea/Suez Canal, which are of critical importance to the global economy and American prosperity. Regional strategy for South Asia: The US approach includes a complex view of Pakistan and Afghanistan that seeks to stabilize the region through strategic engagement while maintaining a realistic stance regarding the complex dynamics in Pakistan. It is understandable that US strategy includes supporting a regional security architecture through cooperation, such as the Multilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), which includes the US, India, Japan and Australia. Within this framework, India is considered a critical partner for maintaining freedom of navigation and combating Chinese influence, especially in the main trade routes in the Indian Ocean. Overall, the US sees its relationship with India as a cornerstone of a broad IndoPacific strategy, with the intention of building a stable, prosperous and resilient regional order that reduces China’s influence.
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