The turn of events over the recent past has made evident the increasingly pro-US foreign policy followed by India. From being the prominent member of the Non-Aligned Movement in the times of cold wars, to being a close ally of the Soviet Union, it has come a long way in the current capitalist economic world order. With the fall of USSR, and the rise of West and and the US, to being the world's biggest superpower, there was a clear shift in world order toward west. There was centralisation of power both economical and political. India's bond with the US is largely a measure by both parties to keep China, a heavyweight in the region, in check. Hence the many joint drills that are conducted by the two armies . Also the signing of much hyped Nuclear treaty between the two countries for civil nuclear projects. There are economical reasons as well. US is the third largest trading partner of India and its largest trading partner is the UAE which is pro-US. India's major d