Analyze the effects of commissioning of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), INS Arihant equipped with nuclear-capable missile called K-4 over the strategic stability of South Asia. US-India in August 2016 signed Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) that will reportedly facilitate the two allies to use each other's military facilities to check China's growing influence. Comment.

Analyse · 20 marks · 30 min

About 1200 words. The examiner marks against these:

• ☐ Take a position
• ☐ Impact
• ☐ Outlook

Debate: Does US–India strategic cooperation undermine strategic stability in South Asia?