{"id":194071,"date":"2022-07-05T20:13:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T14:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=194071"},"modified":"2022-07-05T20:13:35","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T14:43:35","slug":"c-raja-mohan-writes-with-chinas-expanding-influence-asia-is-also-seeking-to-diversify-its-security-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/c-raja-mohan-writes-with-chinas-expanding-influence-asia-is-also-seeking-to-diversify-its-security-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"C Raja Mohan writes: With China\u2019s expanding influence, Asia is also seeking to diversify its security partnerships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: This post is based on the article \u201cC Raja Mohan writes: With China\u2019s expanding influence, Asia is also seeking to diversify its security partnerships<\/strong>\u201d published in The Indian Express<\/strong> on 5th Jul 22<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus<\/strong>: GS2 – International Relations<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>: Impact of Chinese expansionism on Asia’s security relations<\/p>\n

News<\/strong>: One of the many interesting features of last week\u2019s summit of NATO in Madrid was the significant Indo-Pacific presence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For the first time, the prime ministers of Australia, Japan, and New Zealand as well as the president of South Korea participated in a NATO summit.<\/p>\n

The Russian and Chinese actions have helped to consolidate old alliances and give birth to new security coalitions in Asia.<\/p>\n

How has NATO’s view of Russia and China evolved?<\/h5>\n

Previously<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

More than a decade ago, in 2010, when NATO agreed on a strategic doctrine, it was discussing it with its Russian partners. There was no reference to China in the 2010 strategic concept.<\/p>\n

At that time, the West was trying to deepen ties with Russia<\/strong> and build expansive economic cooperation with China.<\/p>\n

Present<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In the backdrop of the Ukraine war, NATO has declared Russia \u201cthe most significant and direct threat to Allies\u2019 security and to peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

–<\/strong> NATO is determined to cope with the Russian threat.<\/p>\n

The new focus on Russia has not meant ignoring the China problem. NATO has declared that China\u2019s \u201cstated ambitions and coercive policies challenge our interests, security, and values.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

How has the Russia-Ukraine conflict impacted NATO?<\/h5>\n

Russia’s actions in Ukraine have re-energized NATO, with its members promising to do more for security and more countries in Europe joining it as new members.<\/p>\n

–<\/strong> Germany<\/strong>, which has long sought good political and commercial relations with Russia, has agreed to raise its defense spending and do more for European security.<\/p>\n

–<\/strong> Sweden <\/strong>and Finland<\/strong> have ended their historic neutrality and decided to join NATO.<\/p>\n

–<\/strong> The US<\/strong> is doubling down on its military commitments to Europe.<\/p>\n

Why smaller European states are inclined to join NATO?<\/h5>\n

Most Central European states don\u2019t want to rely purely on a European response to the Russian challenge.<\/p>\n

They suspect France and Germany are more likely to accommodate Moscow at their expense than stand up to Russia.<\/p>\n

For the Central Europeans, it is the US that offers a real balance against Russia.<\/p>\n

This turning of European countries towards NATO is similar to India\u2019s own turn to the Quad, which was a direct consequence of Chinese actions on the disputed bilateral frontier.<\/p>\n

Has Asian NATO started to take shape?<\/h5>\n

The new engagement with NATO does not mean that we now have \u201cAsia in NATO\u201d. Nor is there any prospect of an \u201cAsian NATO\u201d\u2014 the creation of a pan-Asian military alliance.<\/p>\n

Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand will not become formal members of the European military alliance.<\/p>\n

Developing deeper institutional military ties to NATO is only one element of the Asian strategy<\/strong> to improve deterrence against Chinese aggression.<\/p>\n

The creation of more sophisticated national military capabilities<\/strong> has been the first priority of some of Beijing\u2019s neighbors.<\/p>\n

Resolving mutual differences and strengthening security cooperation<\/strong> \u2014 for example between Japan and South Korea \u2014 has been another.<\/p>\n

Boosting bilateral alliances<\/strong> with the US is yet another.<\/p>\n

Way forward<\/h5>\n

Even as nations in the region reboot ties with the US, Asia is also seeking to diversify its security partnerships<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This has led to greater Asian engagement with Europe<\/strong> as well as the creation of new Indo-Pacific regional institutions \u2013 including the Quad, and the AUKUS.<\/p>\n

Due to the expansionism of Russia and China, the strategic integration of the Asian and European geopolitical theatres<\/strong> has now begun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: This post is based on the article \u201cC Raja Mohan writes: With China\u2019s expanding influence, Asia is also seeking to diversify its security partnerships\u201d published in The Indian Express on 5th Jul 22. Syllabus: GS2 – International Relations Relevance: Impact of Chinese expansionism on Asia’s security relations News: One of the many interesting features… Continue reading C Raja Mohan writes: With China\u2019s expanding influence, Asia is also seeking to diversify its security partnerships<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10328,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10500],"class_list":["post-194071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10328"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}