AN ASIAN MODEL OF DEALING WITH DONALD TRUMP
Asia states will watch, with curiosity, India’s strategy to managing the challenges posed by a second Trump administration.
The Quadrilateral Safety Dialogue (Quad) could possibly be one space the place India may probably be requested to do extra within the safety area, as a key initiative to counter China.
Whereas Southeast Asia had been lukewarm to this four-power platform (which additionally consists of US, Australia and Japan), a reinvigorated Quad could possibly be seen as a constructive improvement, contributing to a secure stability of energy inside East Asia. Southeast Asia may probably count on a extra seen position for India within the area, with the potential of the joint India-Russia supersonic BrahMos missile discovering consumers past the Philippines, particularly because the US has signalled the necessity for international locations to do extra for their very own safety.
In making offers, downplaying variations and turning on the attraction, India may supply an attention-grabbing Asian mannequin of how one can cope with the Trump administration.
Dr Sinderpal Singh is Assistant Director and Coordinator of the South Asia Programme and Regional Safety Structure Programme, on the S Rajaratnam College of Worldwide Research, Nanyang Technological College.
