Days before this meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had met China’s President Xi Jinping in Beijing. China on India’s mindWhat has also given strategic clarity to New Delhi is China’s aggressive behaviour along the border. India is clear in its mind that it needs the help of the US to counter the threat from China. That has manifested itself in collaboration in almost every strategic sector from space to defence to critical tech to semiconductors. AdvertisementThe Indian need for capital and technology can be met by the strategic embrace of the two countries, and the Indian leadership has recognised this over the last two decades or so.

Source: Indian Express June 24, 2023 03:12 UTC