While many went as far as interpreting his presence there as a symbol of closer friendship between Washington and New Delhi, a few, with their minds locked on the much-hyped myth of "unavoidable confrontation" between China and the United States, went further as to speculate the underlying impact of the Obama trip on China-India relations.
They say the United States intends to turn itself into a vantage point for its dealings with China by wooing India.
Just as it is up to Indians to decide if such an opinion sounds flattering or demeaning, it is mostly up to the two Asian neighbors to decide the fate of their bilateral relations.
China and India do have their differences, with the most outstanding ones in relation to their border disputes.
However, aside from China's repeated declaration of its intention to settle border disputes with India peacefully at an early date, there are other cases in point that could serve as testament of growing rapport between Beijing and New Delhi, with the latest being joint new year celebrations by the two sides at a bordering area on Jan. 1.
The year 2014 witnessed probably the most frequent exchange of high-level visits between the two neighbors in nearly 60 years, culminated in a state visit to India by Chinese President Xi Jinping in mid September.
Optimism for bilateral ties started to become effusive in May 2013, when Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited India as the first stop of his maiden trip abroad after taking office.
The world's two most populous nations and also two largest emerging economies, despite their differences, share mutual benefits in so many different ways, making them natural partners in many different areas.
Hailed as global factories and global service providers respectively, China and India enjoy great economic potential for cooperation in investment, financial services and high technologies.
Both being members of the five-nation bloc of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), China and India can cooperate and coordinate closely within regional frameworks to accelerate economic development and jointly strive for a larger say for emerging economies in global bodies that have been dominated by developed economies since their establishment.
The two neighbors could also watch each other's back in the global political arena, as they share common interests or have similar stance over a bunch of major issues.
For all that, the ongoing Obama trip in India may succeed in propelling the US-India relationship forward, it could hardly change the ground reality that India also needs China as a crucial cooperation partner.
Source: Xinhua - globaltimes.cn
26/1/15
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Pakistan opposes US-India civil nuclear deal...
ReplyDeleteFollowing U.S. President Barack Obama's recent visit in India, Pakistan declared its opposition to the U.S.-India Nuclear Suppliers Group deal, saying, "the move will further compound the already fragile strategic stability environment in South Asia."
The Nuclear Suppliers Group, or NSG, is a multinational body which aims to reduce nuclear proliferation by limiting the transfer of materials that could be used for developing nuclear weapons.
In a statement, Pakistan’s National Security and Foreign Affairs adviser, Sartaj Aziz, said his country is opposed to "yet another country-specific exemption" from NSG rules to grant membership to India, as this would further undermine the credibility of the NSG and weaken the non-proliferation regime.
It comes after China’s call on India on Monday to take more steps to satisfy the standards of the NSG, the global organization that controls atomic exports.
" Pakistan is not averse to civil nuclear cooperation and NSG membership for non-NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty) states provided it is based on the principles of non-discrimination and objective non-proliferation criteria.Pakistan will continue to maintain its constructive engagement with the NSG and other export control regimes to build its case for membership."
"We have taken careful note of statements made and agreements reached between the United States and India on issues having a global and regional impact during President Obama’s visit to India," Aziz said..................http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/456970--pakistan-opposes-us-india-civil-nuclear-deal
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