{"id":33003,"date":"2018-10-29T17:54:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T12:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=33003"},"modified":"2018-10-29T17:54:21","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T12:24:21","slug":"wait-and-watch-on-u-s-security-strategy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wait-and-watch-on-u-s-security-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"Wait and watch: on U.S. security strategy\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/opinion\/editorial\/wait-and-watch\/article22084728.ece\"><strong>Wait and watch: on U.S. security strategy<\/strong><\/a><strong><u>\u00a0<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India has unequivocally welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement of the National Security Strategy (NSS)\u00a0for his country during his tenure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>India should be wary of being drawn too tightly into the U.S. security embrace<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India has unequivocally welcomed U.S. President\u00a0Donald Trump\u2019s announcement of the National Security Strategy (NSS)\u00a0for his country during his tenure<br \/>\nTo be sure, the positive words used in the international section of the 55-page strategy paper represent an affirmation of India\u2019s stature, and acknowledge \u201cIndia\u2019s emergence as a leading global power\u201d<\/li>\n<li>It mentions plans to \u201cencourage Indian economic assistance in the region\u201d, and outlines U.S. support to India\u2019s \u201cleadership role in Indian Ocean security and throughout the broader region\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On China and Pakistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a priority. Mr. Trump\u2019s views of China\u2019s assault on the \u201csovereignty\u201d of South Asian nations and of Pakistan\u2019s continued support to terror groups are closely aligned with India\u2019s concerns in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appreciated by New Delhi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In its response, New Delhi has \u201cappreciated the strategic importance\u201d given to India as well as the common objectives that India and the U.S. now share.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These countries dismiss the NSS <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Predictably, the five countries singled out by the U.S. for criticism have not been as warm in their response<\/p>\n<p><strong>China<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>China has accused the U.S. of pursuing what it calls a \u201ccold war mentality and the zero-sum game\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russia has said that the strategy reeks of \u201cimperialism\u201d as the NSS accuses China and Russia of using their military might to deny America access to what it calls \u201ccritical commercial zones\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pakistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan, Iran and North Korea have also been dismissive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>India should be wary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India must be mindful, therefore, that in welcoming the U.S.\u2019s categorisations of its security threats, it doesn\u2019t unthinkingly get swept into an American clinch<\/p>\n<p><strong>US perception changes with time<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To begin with, the U.S. articulation of its perceived challenges has swung wildly over the past year of the Trump administration<\/li>\n<li>It would be wise to await a stabilisation in Mr. Trump\u2019s policies, or at least concrete action to back its words.<\/li>\n<li>While the U.S. strategy deals with global concerns, the past year has seen American withdrawal from pacts ranging from the Trans-Pacific Partnership to the Paris agreement on climate change<\/li>\n<li>A tough U.S. security strategy can only be realised through cogent policymaking \u2014 whether it is on Israel-Palestine, North Korea, Iran or Afghanistan, Mr. Trump has been publicly at odds with his key advisers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A watch-and-wait stance is still India\u2019s best option to preserve the autonomous and pluralistic nature of its engagement in areas where the U.S. faces its greatest challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wait and watch: on U.S. security strategy\u00a0 Context India has unequivocally welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement of the National Security Strategy (NSS)\u00a0for his country during his tenure. 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