EU needs good diplomats in Indo-Pacific, not people in uniforms
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EDITOR’s TAKE
Earlier this week, the EU suspended plans for a trade deal with China and is now reviving efforts for a similar pact with India.
Both the EU and India are wrestling with the growing power of China – and China’s rise is inevitably set to bring Brussels and Delhi closer together, be it in trade, infrastructure partnerships or regional security.
The idea: to join forces to develop an alternative to the Chinese Silk Road initiative.
At the same time, Delhi’s growing rivalry with Beijing, manifested through repeated violent clashes between Indian and Chinese soldiers on the border in the Himalayas over the past year or so, has led to a strategic reorientation.