Perhaps the most significant facet to the US-India partnership is the growing technological coupling, parallel to US-China tech decoupling. This intensification and shift of tech policies from China to India is evident and exemplary of the geopolitical rivalries. Moreover, the US-India cooperation will result in a more strategic competition in South Asia due to the advancement of military technology, including cyber-weaponry. As Noor Ul Ain writes for South Asian Voices, “The India-Pakistan rivalry is not restricted or solely aggravated by the U.S.-China strategic rivalry. The semiconductor industry is part of the larger technology rivalry taking place between the US and China.
