After the Sept.11 terrorist attacks, and the attack on the national parliament in New Delhi last December that led to military tensions between India and Pakistan, there have been increased contacts between the United States and India.

• 继九一一恐怖攻击事件，以及去年十二月新德里国会遭攻击致使印度与巴基斯坦呈现军事紧张情势之后，美印间的接触增加。