Tue Dec 16 19:09:16 UTC 2025: Okay, here’s a summary of the text and a rewritten news article based on it:

Summary:

An article published in The Hindu on December 17, 2025, analyzes the recently released 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) from an Indian perspective. The author, Amitabh Mattoo, contrasts the current U.S. approach with the optimism and partnership that characterized relations in 2005. Mattoo argues that the NSS reveals a U.S. focused on its own burdens and less willing to invest in the rise of other nations, including India. He notes a shift from viewing India as a strategic partner to seeing it primarily as a tool in balancing China. Mattoo concludes that India must recognize this change, rely on its own strength, and act independently to achieve its global ambitions, as the U.S. is now prioritizing its own interests and offering limited, conditional support.

News Article:

U.S. National Security Strategy Signals Shift Away from Global Partnership, India Must Chart Own Course, Expert Argues

New Delhi, December 17, 2025 – A new analysis of the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) suggests a significant shift in Washington’s approach to global partnerships, with potentially profound implications for India. The analysis, published in The Hindu and penned by Amitabh Mattoo, Dean and Professor at the School of International Studies, JNU, argues that the strategy reveals a U.S. increasingly focused on its own challenges and less willing to invest in the rise of other powers.

Mattoo contrasts the current posture with the optimism of 2005 when the U.S. expressed a desire to help India become a major world power. He notes that the 2025 NSS frames cooperation with India primarily in the context of containing China, rather than as an end in itself.

“In 2005, India’s rise was an objective; now, it is a function,” Mattoo writes. “This narrowing is part of a broader retreat from internationalist confidence.”

The analysis suggests that the U.S. is moving towards a model of “burden-shifting” rather than true burden-sharing, demanding more from partners while offering less in return. While acknowledging the continued importance of India-U.S. cooperation, Mattoo emphasizes that India can no longer rely on the assumption that Washington will invest in its rise as a matter of strategic design.

“India’s rise will depend on India,” he asserts. “Partnership will endure where interests converge and remain measured where they do not.”

Mattoo concludes that the 2025 NSS inadvertently creates greater space for India to act independently on the global stage. He urges India to pursue its own strategic goals, relying on its own strength and capacity to navigate a fragmented world order.

“For India, the challenge is not to fill a vacuum but to craft a role suited to its scale, interests, and civilizational temperament,” Mattoo writes.

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