As US and China compete in India’s neighbourhood, Delhi must become more transactional with both
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India cannot stop great-power rivalry in South Asia, but must avoid becoming an object of external power-politics. It should preserve strategic autonomy by keeping relations with both Washington and Beijing transactional and judging each issue on its merits
