{"id":135768,"date":"2021-09-21T19:19:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T13:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=135768"},"modified":"2021-09-21T19:21:45","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T13:51:45","slug":"with-aukus-dividing-the-western-bloc-is-there-a-role-for-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/with-aukus-dividing-the-western-bloc-is-there-a-role-for-india\/","title":{"rendered":"With AUKUS dividing the Western bloc, is there a role for India?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/div>\n

Synopsis:\u00a0<\/strong>This article explains India’s relationship with Western Countries and India’s role in strengthening their relations.<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/strong><\/h5>\n

C. Raja Mohan is of the view that AUKUS could leave a deep scar on US-EU relations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation<\/strong>, and weaken the international coalition in the Indo-Pacific<\/strong>. According to him, India has an indispensable role in strengthening the international coalition in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Must read<\/strong>: AUKUS Security Alliance \u2013 Explained, pointwise<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
What are the recent developments in the India-US security relationship?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Some major milestones in the Indo-US security relationship have been:<\/p>\n

The signing of the path-breaking Indo-US Civil Nuclear Agreement, in 2008<\/strong>; launching of the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative in 2012<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The US Congress also accorded the status of \u201cMajor Defence Partner\u201d to India in 2016<\/strong>; The US also granted Tier 1 status to India<\/strong>, enabling export of high-technology items; and institution of \u201c2+2 talks\u201d<\/strong> in 2018.<\/p>\n

The signing of the fourth and last of the key \u201cfoundational agreements\u201d in 2020<\/strong>, was supposed to have eliminated the final impediment to closer defence cooperation.<\/p>\n

How India is maintaining its relations with Europe?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

The Indian government has also stepped up on the political engagement with Europe as a collective as well as its sub-regions \u2014 from the Baltics to the Balkans and from Iberia to Mitteleuropa (Middle Europe)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

India now discovered that every European nation<\/strong>, from tiny Luxembourg to a rising Poland, has something to offer<\/strong>. At present, Europe has become a thriving hub of India\u2019s international relations.<\/p>\n

How India is maintaining its relations with Britain?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

India has also made a determined effort to build a new partnership with Britain<\/strong>, which is the fifth-largest economy in the world, a leading financial hub.<\/p>\n

The UK and its settler colonies<\/strong> have long been the preferred destination for the Indian diaspora<\/strong> (besides the US). While the diaspora tends to connect the domestic politics of the Anglosphere (English-speaking nations) with that of India, India is figuring out that the diaspora politics can be played both ways.<\/p>\n

What India needs to do to strengthen the Western bloc?<\/strong><\/h5>\n

India\u2019s interests lie in deeper strategic cooperation<\/strong> with France and Europe<\/strong> as well as the Quad and the Anglosphere<\/strong>. India\u2019s diverse relationships<\/strong> in the West must be deployed in full measure to prevent a split in the Indo-Pacific coalition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read more<\/strong>: Quad Summit and its relevance \u2013 Explained, Pointwise<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Further, to attain India’s full potential, India needs a political collaboration that helps to restore its economy to its earlier buoyant trajectory<\/strong>. Further, If realpolitik so demands, India must break old customs and strike new partnerships<\/strong> \u2014 wherever there is a convergence of interests<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0<\/strong>This post is based on the following articles<\/p>\n