Joe Biden mulls trilateral talks between US, India and China
25 July 2013 11:30 PM GMT
American Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed closer coordination between the US, India and China, saying trilateral talks between the three ‘big’ nations would benefit the entire region.
Biden, while delivering a lecture on ‘US-India Partnership’ at the Bombay Stock Exchange, underscored the need for enhanced engagement between India, China and America. ‘The cooperation between the three big nations, India, China and the US, will help grow world economy,’ he said.
‘I’ve heard people talk about the US-China relationship as everything from the next Cold War to the next G2. None – neither of those characterisations is accurate,’ Biden said. ‘I’ve had discussions on this issue while I’ve been here, but I knew it already, like India, we have a complex relationship with China. It has important elements of cooperation and also competition,’ Biden said.
‘And we want it to be constructive. There are three big nations, we are three big nations, China, India and the US, with our own perspectives. We have significant common interests. All three of us and the entire region would benefit if we coordinated more closely,’ he said.
Biden, who is on a four-day visit to the country, said, ‘America and India have already built strong trilateral dialogue with Japan. It is past time we launch one with China.’
Biden, while delivering a lecture on ‘US-India Partnership’ at the Bombay Stock Exchange, underscored the need for enhanced engagement between India, China and America. ‘The cooperation between the three big nations, India, China and the US, will help grow world economy,’ he said.
‘I’ve heard people talk about the US-China relationship as everything from the next Cold War to the next G2. None – neither of those characterisations is accurate,’ Biden said. ‘I’ve had discussions on this issue while I’ve been here, but I knew it already, like India, we have a complex relationship with China. It has important elements of cooperation and also competition,’ Biden said.
‘And we want it to be constructive. There are three big nations, we are three big nations, China, India and the US, with our own perspectives. We have significant common interests. All three of us and the entire region would benefit if we coordinated more closely,’ he said.
Biden, who is on a four-day visit to the country, said, ‘America and India have already built strong trilateral dialogue with Japan. It is past time we launch one with China.’
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