Bigger India
Why America’s ‘Quad’ is not a priority for India
Likely motivated by realism, the Modi government is moving toward an independent policy vis a vis China
The government of Narendra Modi has been on a learning curve during its three-year dalliance with a US-led containment strategy against China. India lurched onto the US bandwagon and assumed a hardline stance toward China, one that pivoted on aggressive nationalism. Sino-Indian relations deteriorated sharply – and came to the brink of war in a face-off in the Himalayas last summer.