Supply Chain Resilience and Indo-U.S. Relations Since 2020 Opportunities and Limitations

Abstract

The disruptions caused by the U.S.–China trade war, the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, and, more recently, the U.S. economic nationalist tariff policies have exposed the vulnerabilities of the highly concentrated and interdependent global supply chain network in recent years. These, in turn, have transformed the global supply chain as one of the primary issues of contemporary strategic competition. In this context, this article aims to explore supply chain resilience as a factor in India-U.S. strategic relations since 2020, using qualitative analysis of policy documents, agreements, government reports, journal articles, etc. The article examines three important driving factors: China, the COVID-19 pandemic, and strategic convergence in the Indo-Pacific region and highlights various Indo-U.S. cooperation initiatives and limitations. In the end, the article concludes that, while supply chain resilience has undoubtedly strengthened the Indo-U.S. relationship, it has not yet matured into a balanced or sustainable partnership.

Keywords

• Supply chain
• Indo-U.S. relations
• China
• Indo-Pacific
• QUAD.
• Security

Supply Chain Resilience and Indo-U.S. Relations Since 2020 Opportunities and Limitations

Abstract

ABD-Çin ticaret savaşı, COVID-19 pandemisi, Rusya-Ukrayna savaşı ve daha yakın zamanda ABD'nin ekonomik milliyetçi gümrük tarifesi politikalarının neden olduğu kesintiler, son yıllarda yüksek derecede yoğunlaşmış ve birbirine bağımlı küresel tedarik zinciri ağının kırılganlıklarını ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bu durumlar, sırayla, küresel tedarik zincirini çağdaş stratejik rekabetin temel meselelerinden biri haline getirmiştir. Bu bağlamda, bu makale, 2020'den bu yana Hindistan-ABD stratejik ilişkilerinde bir faktör olarak tedarik zinciri dirençliliğini, politika belgeleri, anlaşmalar, hükümet raporları, dergi makaleleri vb. nitel analiz kullanarak incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Makale, üç önemli itici faktörü ele almaktadır: Çin, COVID-19 pandemisi ve Hint-Pasifik bölgesinde stratejik yakınsama; ayrıca çeşitli Hindistan-ABD işbirliği girişimlerini ve sınırlılıklarını vurgulamaktadır. Sonuç olarak, makale, tedarik zinciri dayanıklılığının şüphesiz Hindistan-ABD ilişkilerini güçlendirdiğini, ancak henüz dengeli veya sürdürülebilir bir ortaklığa dönüşmediğini savunuyor.

Keywords

• Tedarik zinciri
• Hindistan-ABD ilişkileri
• Çin
• Hint-Pasifik
• QUAD
• Güvenlik

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