First, the accord symbolizes the arrival of a new geopolitical relationship between the world’s two largest democracies that were often on opposite sides during the Cold War. This development may be of historic importance if it not only leads to a deepening of US-Indian technical and economic ties, but also strengthens their ability to tackle regional and global challenges, ranging from the proliferation of nuclear weapons to climate change.
这一协议十分重要，原因有两个。首先，这一协议标志着世界最大的两个民主国家新的地缘政治关系的来临。两国在冷战期间经常处于对立状态。这一协议具有历史意义，不仅将会深化美印两国之间的技术和经济联系，同时还加强它们的处理地区和全球挑战的能力，这些挑战包括核武器扩散一直到气候变化。