'Cordial Sino-Indian relations more favourable to US’
8 Nov 2013 4:59 AM IST
A cordial and peaceful relationship between India and China is in the interest of the United States, a noted American scholar has said.
‘The relatively cordial visit between India and China is welcome. It is in the US interest that the two nuclear powers maintain peaceful borders and avoid any potential clashes that could escalate tensions,’ Olivia Enos of the Heritage Foundation said. ‘India will do what it can in this regard directly with China.
‘The US can help by continuing developing its relationship with India and helping it balance China's burgeoning power,’ she said.
Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow at the Foundation said that Sino-Indian tension, particularly over unresolved border issues and naval competition in the Indian Ocean, will persist in the years ahead and could even precipitate armed conflict, although this remains a relatively remote possibility. ‘The US must seek to build closer strategic and defence ties with India, both to help maintain a peaceful equilibrium in the region and to help deter any potential aggressive action by China,’ she said.
‘The relatively cordial visit between India and China is welcome. It is in the US interest that the two nuclear powers maintain peaceful borders and avoid any potential clashes that could escalate tensions,’ Olivia Enos of the Heritage Foundation said. ‘India will do what it can in this regard directly with China.
‘The US can help by continuing developing its relationship with India and helping it balance China's burgeoning power,’ she said.
Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow at the Foundation said that Sino-Indian tension, particularly over unresolved border issues and naval competition in the Indian Ocean, will persist in the years ahead and could even precipitate armed conflict, although this remains a relatively remote possibility. ‘The US must seek to build closer strategic and defence ties with India, both to help maintain a peaceful equilibrium in the region and to help deter any potential aggressive action by China,’ she said.
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