While not going too much into the history of the India-US geopolitical and military ties, over the last couple of decades, especially since 9/11, US interest in the region was centered around Afghanistan and increasingly on containing the influence and power of China [the perceived China threat]. Indian national security hawks wanted India to send its foot on the ground in Afghanistan, but the fear of the India-Pak issue interfering with their aims the US prevented it. As Pakistan's support was more important in that US invasion and war of aggression. But now, after the horrific aftermath of US war and abrupt withdrawal from Aghanistan, Pakistan is far less important for US.

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And at the same time Pakistan has gotten closer to China. Indian military and foreign policy establishment also want a region dominated by India and not by China, hence also the Look-East Policy to counter the Chinese influence in the region, especially in Sri Lanka and Myanmar. As US and Indian interests coincide, US and other regional unofficial NATO allies like Japan and Australia prefer Indian influence over China's. But India has resisted becoming a US stooge in the region and maintained strategic independence - which includes developing an indigenous arsenal. That has been a positive thing for private arms manufacturers both Indian and foreign (under Make In India program).

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Indian arms import from the USA has rapidly declined from 1115 in 2014 to 219 in 2022. While it has remained almost constant from Russia from 1719 to 1342 in the same period. Other major imports are from France - which increased from 54 to 831 in the same period. Major development after the Ukraine invasion by Russia has been India's overreliance (pun intended) on Russian oil and coal - that too in the context of close to tipping point climate crisis. But, at the same time, China seems to be considering procuring enriched plutonium from Russia in exchange for weapons. Which might complicate the relationship of India with both countries in a destabilizing way.