{"id":101358,"date":"2021-04-14T22:10:29","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T16:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=101358"},"modified":"2021-04-15T19:08:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T13:38:29","slug":"why-india-needs-to-balance-relations-with-china-russia-and-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/why-india-needs-to-balance-relations-with-china-russia-and-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Why India Needs to Balance Relations with China, Russia and US?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Synopsis<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>India must actively engage with all the three big powers (US, Russia, China). It is because there is no guarantee that today\u2019s friends will not confront and today\u2019s enemy will not cooperate in the future. This is based on the principle that change is the only permanent thing in foreign relations.<\/span><\/p>\n

Background<\/b>:<\/span><\/h5>\n
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  • The recent visit of the Russian Foreign minister to Delhi and Islamabad shows India\u2019s changing relations with big powers. Earlier, Russia used to give more importance to India.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • It is just one example amongst the multiple indications that includes:<\/span>\n
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    • China\u2019s rising assertiveness over India.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • India\u2019s growing relationship with the US and Europe signals a shift from an earlier stance of alienating the west.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • India\u2019s rising stature in the International arena due to its economic might and diversified foreign policy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
    • Change is the only permanent thing in International relations as can be seen by changing relations between the trio (US, Russia, and China).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      Russia-China Relations:<\/b><\/h5>\n
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      1. They shared very good relations in the 1950s due to the shared ideology of communism. A formal treaty of alliance was signed in 1950.<\/span>\n
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        • Russia generously gave economic and technological support to China that helped in the development of China\u2019s nuclear program.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
        • However, relations deteriorated in the 1960s and a tussle between the armies was seen in 1969.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • After this, both countries tried to enhance their closeness with the U.S as a way of countering the other. However, a little normalcy in relations was seen in the 1980s post the American pressure.<\/span><\/li>\n
        • The relationship strengthened once again after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It was due to the ignorant attitude of the western bloc towards Russia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          US – Russia relations:<\/b><\/h5>\n
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          1. They were allies in the 1940s and defeated the axis powers in World War 2. They laid the foundation of the Yalta system on which the current world order rests.<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. However, in the late 1940s, a Cold War emerged between the two based on ideological confrontation – Capitalism versus Communism.<\/span><\/li>\n
          3. A ray of hope was again witnessed in the 1960s when the two agreed to lay the foundations for nuclear arms control. They also agreed to develop a new framework for shared global leadership.<\/span><\/li>\n
          4. Nonetheless, the relationship has been confrontational in nature after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            US-China Relations<\/b>:<\/span><\/h5>\n
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            1. They shared a sour relationship in the 1950s. The countries were confronting each other in the Korean War in the early 1950s.<\/span><\/li>\n
            2. However, the growing differences with Russia and fear of two countries’ global domination in the 1960-70s induced it to engage more with the U.S.<\/span><\/li>\n
            3. As a mark of loyalty towards the US, the Chinese government didn\u2019t renew the security treaty with Russia in 1980.<\/span><\/li>\n
            4. China took the support of the US and strengthened the economic power that eventually helped it to become a future global leader.<\/span><\/li>\n
            5. Despite this, China and the US don\u2019t share a cordial relationship in the current scenario.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              India\u2019s relationship with China, Russia, and US<\/b>:<\/span><\/p>\n