India's global impact makes it an emerging superpower

The argument

India has built strong relationships with the United States and Russia, who are both global superpowers, and it is those relationships as much as India's own capabilities that mark it as a rising power. In recent years, the Indian prime minister has made advancements in foreign and domestic affairs to raise its global position. The powerful minister of external affairs has strengthened preexisting foreign relations and resolved ongoing trade issues — the ordinary diplomatic work by which a country converts size into standing. The American relationship is the longer-standing of the two. For decades, India and the United States have had friendly relations. The U.S. has provided aid through economic partnerships, trade agreements, and national defense. Under President Barack Obama, a ten-year agreement was established to raise India to a top superpower in defense by sharing military technology and weapons — an arrangement that treats India not as a recipient of assistance but as a partner being deliberately built up. With support from the U.S., India is beginning to rise to a global superpower. The Russian relationship supplies capability of a different kind. Russia has built powerful relations with India during Vladimir Putin's term as Russian President. Currently, Russia supplies the largest amount of military equipment to India, making it the principal source of the hardware behind India's defence posture, while the American agreement supplies the technology to develop it further. This relationship benefits both countries since together they make up the physical majority of Asia. India's relationship with Russia is helping establish its position as a global superpower — still an emerging one rather than an arrived one, but built on ties to both of the powers already there.

Premises

Counter-arguments

Even though India has established relationships with superpowers like the U.S. and Russia, it still has frequent conflicts with neighboring countries. Pakistan and India have attacked each other numerous times over the past decades due to disagreements in religion, military, and territory. India is able to establish agreements with the biggest global powers but still struggles to have peace with its neighbors. Until India settles its issues with Pakistan, it cannot rise to a global superpower.

Rejecting the premises

[Rejecting P3] India still has conflicts with Pakistan.