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Wednesday, May 18, 2011

'India's Continuing Search for 'Strategic Autonomy'

from isn....

"Aside from defense, India shares a wide-ranging set of interests with the US, the most significant of which is to confront a rising China. At a time when China's rapid rise is upending the extant balance of power in the Asia-Pacific, both Washington and New Delhi need each other. The US faces the prospect of an emerging power transition in Asia, and it needs new partners to provide strategic stability to a region where the center of gravity of global politics and economics is rapidly moving. India, for its part, is trying to come to grips with an ever-more assertive China in its vicinity and needs US support if it is to protect and enhance its vital national interests. It would indeed be a pity if a defense deal ends up becoming a benchmark in defining the future trajectory of this very important bilateral relationship".........LINK

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