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India to play prominent role in US-led `Asian NATO`: Report
Beijing, July 18: India will play a prominent strategic role in the proposed Asian version of NATO if the designs of the United States to extend its status as the lone super power come true, a leading official Chinese newspaper commented today.
Beijing, July 18: India will play a prominent
strategic role in the proposed Asian version of NATO if the
designs of the United States to extend its status as the lone
super power come true, a leading official Chinese newspaper
commented today.
"The Pentagon's Asia-Pacific military strategy has put
India in a prominent position compared to other Asian
countries," the 'China Daily' said in a commentary while
expressing concern over reported US attempts to contain
China's rise and Russia's clout in South Asian region by
propping up an Asian version of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organisation (NATO).
"In the eyes of the United States, India holds an
important strategic position linking the Indian ocean and the
Pacific ocean. By strengthening its ties with the South Asian
country, the US can not only consolidate and expand its
strategic presence in South Asia but also further squeeze
Russia's and China's strategic clout out of the region," the
commentary says.
It says talks between Pentagon senior advisers and their
counterparts in New Delhi were held in late may on the
prospects for a new security system for an asian version of
NATO.
Describing Robert Blackwill, the outgoing us ambassador
to India, as "a strong advocate of a Us-Indian alliance," the
paper commented that washington's basic purpose for closer
ties with India and an Asian version of NATO is to extend its
status as the world's sole superpower.
Bureau Report.
Bureau Report.