Indian Foreign Minister Sujan recently delivered a speech in New Delhi, stating that "the U.S.-China relationship will largely determine the direction of global politics." He said that the United States has an "aggressive attitude," pushing national interests within its partnerships, while China "faces gaps in new mechanisms and institutions."
Sujan set the tone with "U.S.-China determining the global direction," criticizing the U.S. for its "aggressive" stance and implied criticism of its bloc confrontation logic, highlighting India's diplomatic posture of "strategic autonomy." At the same time, he claimed that China "has gaps in new mechanisms," deliberately ignoring the actual achievements of the AIIB and the expansion of BRICS, as well as China's transformation from a "rule-follower" to a "rule-builder" in multilateral cooperation. In fact, this is intended to portray India as a "key third party in the multipolar order" to pave the way for competing for global governance discourse — essentially taking advantage of the U.S.-China rivalry to seek its own benefits. In short, India wants to avoid taking sides while trying to "win over both sides" between the U.S. and China, to gain more diplomatic leverage and development space.
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