A new day in Asia
Rapidly unfolding developments to our east and west — the unexpected
détente between the United States and Iran and the growing confrontation
between China and Japan — demand that New Delhi discard its traditional
impulse to view Asia through the anti-Western prism. The idea of Asian
solidarity against the West, developed during the colonial era, has long
been presumed to be a fundamental principle of India's foreign policy.
Despite repeated challenges to this proposition from the real world,
Delhi pretends that nothing has changed. Unlike in the past, India's
reluctance to confront the sources of Asian geopolitics will involve
many costs. A globalised Indian economy today is very sensitive to
regional developments, and ideological posturing meant for domestic
politics could complicate the pursuit of India's national interests in
Asia.
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