{"id":251642,"date":"2023-07-11T20:14:43","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T14:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=251642"},"modified":"2023-08-31T13:53:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:23:39","slug":"sujan-chinoy-writes-new-america-india-partnership-opens-up-the-potential-for-a-multi-polar-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sujan-chinoy-writes-new-america-india-partnership-opens-up-the-potential-for-a-multi-polar-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sujan Chinoy writes: New America-India partnership opens up the potential for a multi-polar Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>– The post is based on the article \u201cSujan Chinoy writes: New America-India partnership opens up the potential for a multi-polar Asia\u201d <\/strong>published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d <\/strong>on 11th July 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- Regional and global groupings<\/p>\n

Relevance:<\/strong> SCO<\/p>\n

News-<\/strong> The membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is growing. Iran is the newest entrant at the just-concluded 23rd leaders\u2019 summit in New Delhi.<\/p>\n

What are the reasons behind the increasing closeness between India and the US?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

India’s realization of its potential heavily relies on a closer partnership, particularly in high-tech sectors<\/strong>, with the United States. The US cannot effectively establish a multi-polar Asia <\/strong>without a strong and resilient relationship<\/strong> with India.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Modi’s visit is expected to influence the evolving geo-economic and geo-strategic dynamics of the Indo-Pacific region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over fifty years ago, communist China benefited from advanced US technologies<\/strong>. However, this dynamic shifted when China began challenging US dominance. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Importantly, the two countries lacked shared values<\/strong>. In contrast, the close partnership between democratic India and democratic US is more viable and sustainable<\/strong> in the long term.<\/p>\n

Why have some voices expressed concern over enthusiasm in the US for closer partnership with India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Despite significant efforts from the United States, India cannot become a true ally or a significant strategic partner. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Notion of shared values<\/strong> is empty, lacking any substantial alignment<\/strong> in this regard. India’s perceived neutrality<\/strong> in the Ukraine crisis and allegations of democratic regression<\/strong> have become convenient grounds for criticism.<\/p>\n

Why do these concerns have no solid basis? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

[Text Wrapping Break]Shared values <\/strong>are not the sole determining factor<\/strong> in shaping US foreign policy. The US has established treaty alliances and security partnerships<\/strong> with various authoritarian regimes across the globe.<\/p>\n

In Latin America, the US has maintained strategic ties<\/strong> with a range of fascist and military regimes,<\/strong> including leaders like Fulgencio Batista in Cuba, General Pinochet in Chile.<\/p>\n

Similar alliances can be found with several Gulf monarchies.<\/strong> US policy towards these countries has been primarily driven by US interests, rather than shared values.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Neither its political system of China<\/strong> nor the Tiananmen Square incident<\/strong> in 1989 hindered Western democracies from engaging with China. In contrast, India is the world’s most populous democracy<\/strong> and a credible representative of the Global South.<\/strong><\/p>\n

President Biden and the US government have consistently highlighted India’s democratic credentials.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was evident from the joint statement r<\/strong>eleased during Prime Minister Modi’s visit. It underscores values such as freedom, democracy, human rights, inclusion, pluralism, and equal opportunities <\/strong>as areas of common ground.<\/p>\n

What is the potential of a bilateral relationship between India and the US?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

[Text Wrapping Break]The convergence between India and the US today is rooted in the evolving geopolitical landscape<\/strong> and the emerging threats posed by authoritarian states.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both countries believe that coercion and bullying <\/strong>have no place in international relations. Working towards stability and multi-polarity in Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific region <\/strong>is a shared objective.<\/strong><\/p>\n

India and the US do not need to be formal treaty allies for upholding a rules-based international order<\/strong>. Even with some differences on current global order and reform of multilateral institutions<\/strong>, a deeper partnership <\/strong>is possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source– The post is based on the article \u201cSujan Chinoy writes: New America-India partnership opens up the potential for a multi-polar Asia\u201d published in \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 11th July 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Regional and global groupings Relevance: SCO News- The membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is growing. Iran is the newest entrant… Continue reading Sujan Chinoy writes: New America-India partnership opens up the potential for a multi-polar Asia<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"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":[212,10500,239,238],"class_list":["post-251642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","tag-international-relations","tag-ir","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251642","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\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251642\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}