India-US Entente: A Russian Perspective
... multilateral nature, Washington has always had leadership positions in any of the alliances it has entered after WW2 (such as NATO or AUKUS). India is clearly not ready and will not be ready anytime soon to become a junior partner to U.S. Second, a fundamental ... ... east of the Strait of Malacca. As far as this standpoint goes, the central place in the emergent mega-region is assigned to the ASEAN nations rather than the U.S. Obviously, India will not give up on fostering closer ties with its numerous partners in the ...