Brookings India

Unmanned vehicles, like those whose sale has been proposed by the United States, would allow India to monitor activities in the region much better ... Clearly, there are concerns about the militarization of the Indian Ocean, including the increased presence of China's People's Liberation Army Navy.

[On U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s visit to India] There’s a lot of agreement between how the Trump administration sees things and how the government in India sees thing on larger strategic issues [such as China, North Korea and maritime security in the Indian Ocean region]...However, there is a bit of a mismatch between how both countries are looking at this visit...The US side will be looking at quick wins while on the Indian side, I think this is really about setting a good political tone between a new defense minister here and her American counterpart.