Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving for a five-day visit to the United States on Thursday in which he will meet US President Joe Biden and attend the summit of the new Quad alliance of Japan, Australia, the United States and India.
The meeting of the alliance, which was formed primarily to curb China's growing political and economic influence, is being given much importance in India, but what India will be able to gain from the summit is a difficult one. The question is.
Narendra Modi is leaving for Washington on Wednesday. Foreign Minister SJ Shankar has already arrived in the United States. Accompanying Modi is National Security Adviser Ajit Dobhal.
Modi is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly in New York on September 25, but a day earlier he will attend the first direct summit of the Quad Alliance with the Prime Ministers of Japan and Australia and the President of the United States in Washington on September 24. Will do
"This meeting is very important for India," Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shangla told a news conference in Delhi.
"It includes four countries in the Indo-Pacific region," he said. This strategic alliance has moved from the initial stages to the summit. It will focus on regional security, cyber security, mutual benefit and partnership.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry says the quad is in fact an anti-China alliance and reflects the US Cold War mentality, but such an alliance cannot succeed.
After a year and a half of bloody clashes between Indian and Chinese troops in the Ladakh region, thousands of troops from both countries are stationed along the Line of Control (LoC) with all their military equipment. Relations between the two countries remain strained after last year's clash.
India has greatly reduced its trade ties with China. Prior to the tensions, China had become India's largest trading partner.
According to the General Administration of Customs of China, bilateral trade between China and India had reached 93 93 billion in 2019. India has imposed strict restrictions on trade with China.
Professor Rito Sha Tiwari, an expert on Chinese affairs, said: "Both China and India have been hurt by these measures, but there seems to be no sign of softening in their stance."
In India, Washington's quad meeting is being given great importance. In this meeting, India will target Pakistan with regard to Afghanistan, but the real focus will be on China.
