US-China Tech Cold War and India-US Relations

IDEAS FACTORY

Let’s revisit this Ideas Factory Episode “US-China Tech Cold War and India-US Relations”, with Naghma Sahar, Senior Fellow at ORF, and Harsh V. Pant, Director of Studies and Head of Strategic Studies Programme at ORF. They look at the growing alienation of Chinese tech in the months prior to the US presidential election. The increasing power rivalry between these superpowers has reached a level where the Chinese consulate in Houston was closed down on cries of espionage. In response the US consulate in Chengdu, China was also shut down. The tech pushback by other European countries brought to the forefront the security challenges that would accompany adopting Huawei’s 5G. As US moves away from China, naturally, it outlines an India-centric approach to the Indo-Pacific region, as it recognizes that this rivalry with China is going to be long drawn. Countries realize that a counter to Chinese aggression in the region would be incomplete without India. They also discuss in detail the LAC, and the Chinese disinterest to disengage in the region. As Harsh Pant bluntly puts forth, it seems China isn’t willing to accommodate Indian interests as no actions have been taken on the border. Chinese bellicosity with both US and India raises the possibility of a closer relationship between the latter two.