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Islamabad: At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on 31 Aug, Indian Prime Minister Modi declared India-China partnership, highlighting \u201cstrategic autonomy,\u201d signaling a shift from its previous US-aligned stance.<\/p>\nIslamabad: At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on 31 Aug, Indian Prime Minister Modi declared India-China partnership, highlighting \u201cstrategic autonomy,\u201d signaling a shift from its previous US-aligned stance.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, after US tariffs strained ties, India appears to opportunistically recalibrate its diplomacy. Critics argue this exposes duplicity, contrasting with Pakistan\u2019s consistent, trustworthy relations with China amid Delhi\u2019s shifting allegiances.
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On the sidelines of the SCO meeting, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Chinese President Xi Jinping that \u201cIndia and China are partners, not rivals ,\u201d while emphasizing India\u2019s so-called \u201cstrategic autonomy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Modi\u2019s remarks signal a warning of New Delhi\u2019s strategic closeness with Washington, particularly after the Trump administration imposed punishing 50% tariffs on Indian goods.<\/p>\n
Without mentioning the US directly, Modi said India and China pursued strategic autonomy and their ties should not be seen through the lens of a third country .<\/p>\n
For a long time, India firmly aligned with the United States to counterbalance China\u2019s influence in the Indo-Pacific. The momentary alignment with China exposes India\u2019s duplicitous diplomatic choices preaching consistency while practicing opportunism.<\/p>\n
For the US, the message is stark: Washington may have backed the wrong horse. India plays both sides, while US taxpayers continue to fund Delhi\u2019s military build-up.<\/p>\n
Yun Sun , director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, Washington says \u201cIndia is no longer able to pretend that it still has strong support from (Washington),\u201d<\/p>\n
India cannot simultaneously pose as China\u2019s \u201cpartner\u201d and America\u2019s \u201ccounterweight.\u201d The SCO summit merely spotlighted Modi\u2019s doublespeak.<\/p>\n
From Washington to Moscow, and now Beijing, Modi\u2019s India reinvents its narrative to suit the moment . The critical question is whether a state that sells different versions of itself can ever be trusted.<\/p>\n
CNN analyst Rhea Mogul notes that the SCO summit is unlikely to trigger a fundamental realignment between India and China, China is clearly aware of Modi\u2019s opportunistic stance.<\/p>\n
Tanvi Madan, a senior fellow in the Centre for Asia Policy Studies in the Foreign Policy programme at the Brookings Institution, notes, it\u2019s \u201cnot clear that either side will really trust each other”.<\/p>\n
Unlike India\u2019s opportunistic diplomacy, Pakistan has maintained consistent, credible and trustworthy relations with China, a partnership grounded in mutual confidence rather than expediency.<\/p>\n
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his address at Tianjin University said Pakistan and China are connected historically and culturally with deep trust. Their friendship is based on mutual trust, respect, sincerity, and love .<\/p>\n
This friendship has withstood every test. Both countries have stood by each other in every difficult time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad: At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on 31 Aug, Indian Prime Minister Modi declared India-China partnership, highlighting \u201cstrategic autonomy,\u201d signaling a shift from its previous US-aligned stance. According to Kashmir Media Service, after US tariffs strained ties, India appears to opportunistically recalibrate its diplomacy. Critics argue this exposes duplicity, contrasting with Pakistan\u2019s consistent, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":182617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-182608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t