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Chandigarh, December 19
Pointing out that China believing that its power based on its impressive economic growth gives it a position of pre-eminence in the Asian region and hence it need not adhere to any kind of a multi lateral arrangement, Shyam Saran, former foreign secretary, said that If this is China’s approach, then there is no alternative but to have a strong coalition to push back against such aggressive behavior.
Stating that India should have less hesitation in taking this forward while speaking at a session on ‘The QUAD: Emerging Indo-Pacific Naval Alliance’ at the Military Literature Festival here today, he said: The QUAD is an alliance formed by India, United States Australia and Japan .
Chandigarh, December 19
Pointing out that China believing that its power based on its impressive economic growth gives it a position of pre-eminence in the Asian region and hence it need not adhere to any kind of a multi lateral arrangement, Shyam Saran, former foreign secretary, said that If this is China’s approach, then there is no alternative but to have a strong coalition to push back against such aggressive behavior.
Stating that India should have less hesitation in taking this forward while speaking at a session on ‘The QUAD: Emerging Indo-Pacific Naval Alliance’ at the Military Literature Festival here today, he said: The QUAD is an alliance formed by India, United States Australia and Japan .
India should focus on multilateral partnerships to counter China, experts say
India should focus on multilateral partnerships to counter China, experts say
Speaking at Military Literary Festival 2020 on The Quad, foreign policy analyst C Raja Mohan said India faces growing threats and needs more partnerships than it ever needed before.
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Chandigarh: Underlining brazen military manoeuvres and unprecedented scale of challenge” from China, security experts on Saturday suggested India must adopt a more aggressive demeanour to forge issue-based geo-strategic multilateral partnerships like Quad to leverage country’s full potential in checking the dragon in its rank.
Chandigarh, December 17
The fourth edition of the Military Literature Festival (MLF) will kick-start on Friday with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh delivering the inaugural speech virtually.
Prominent speakers like Governor of Punjab, VP Singh Badnore, former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, NN Vohra, Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt Gen RP Singh will also address the event.
Formally launching the festival, here, on Thursday, Lt Gen TS Shergill (retd), Senior Advisor to the Punjab Chief Minister said, that the theme of the festival this year is Jai Jawan Jai Kisan as both are motivational figures for the society.