Tillerson Visit India - Deepening Ties To Contain China.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s two-day visit to India starting Tuesday is expected to deepen the new US policy in South Asia and explore possibilities for further engagement in the region in order to contain China’s expanding presence.
His visit follows that of US Defense Secretary James Mattis in September, demonstrating the growing significance America attaches to its ties with India.
New Delhi welcomed Tillerson’s policy statement last week at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, in which he praised India for acting responsibly in its international conduct.
He said in a speech titled “Defining Our Relationship with India for the Next Century,” China, while rising alongside India, has done so less responsibly, at times undermining the international, rules-based order even as countries like India operate within a framework that protects other nations’ sovereignty.”
He called India “a reliable partner,” and criticized China for its “predatory economics” via the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative.
Tillerson added: “China’s provocative actions in the South China Sea directly challenge the international law and norms that the US and India both stand for.”
Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: “We appreciate Tillerson’s positive evaluation of the relationship, and share his optimism about its future directions,” on friday.
Tillerson “has made a significant policy statement on India-US relations and its future. He brought out its various strengths, and highlighted our shared commitment to a rules-based international order,” Kumar added.
“The euphoria over the American embrace needs to be tempered,” Pratap Bhanu Mehta, vice chancellor of Ashoka University, wrote in the Indian Express.
Washington is firing “a salvo on China using India’s shoulders... it is risky for India, if India’s choices are consistently framed by the US in terms of a US narrative,” wrote Mehta.
“This, in a sense, risks hijacking India’s choices for American purposes and makes Indian power projection more difficult.”
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s two-day visit to India starting Tuesday is expected to deepen the new US policy in South Asia and explore possibilities for further engagement in the region in order to contain China’s expanding presence.
His visit follows that of US Defense Secretary James Mattis in September, demonstrating the growing significance America attaches to its ties with India.
New Delhi welcomed Tillerson’s policy statement last week at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies, in which he praised India for acting responsibly in its international conduct.
He said in a speech titled “Defining Our Relationship with India for the Next Century,” China, while rising alongside India, has done so less responsibly, at times undermining the international, rules-based order even as countries like India operate within a framework that protects other nations’ sovereignty.”
He called India “a reliable partner,” and criticized China for its “predatory economics” via the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative.
Tillerson added: “China’s provocative actions in the South China Sea directly challenge the international law and norms that the US and India both stand for.”
Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said: “We appreciate Tillerson’s positive evaluation of the relationship, and share his optimism about its future directions,” on friday.
Tillerson “has made a significant policy statement on India-US relations and its future. He brought out its various strengths, and highlighted our shared commitment to a rules-based international order,” Kumar added.
“The euphoria over the American embrace needs to be tempered,” Pratap Bhanu Mehta, vice chancellor of Ashoka University, wrote in the Indian Express.
Washington is firing “a salvo on China using India’s shoulders... it is risky for India, if India’s choices are consistently framed by the US in terms of a US narrative,” wrote Mehta.
“This, in a sense, risks hijacking India’s choices for American purposes and makes Indian power projection more difficult.”
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