Indo-Pacific region.
Washington: India is the world’s biggest and most skilled player in the Indo-Pacific region. The main reason for this is that apart from geographical conditions, India is as powerful as a country like China in this region. In such a situation, from the Indo-Pacific region to the South China Sea, India is the only country that can compete with China. The entire European Union (EU) and the world including America know this. That is why America and the European Union now want to deepen their friendship with India.
Let us tell you that as part of their talks on China, the US and the European Union (EU) have sought India’s cooperation in dealing with global challenges including maritime sector, energy and connectivity in the Indo-Pacific region. At the same time, the importance of its cooperation has also been discussed. The discussion on India was part of the two-day ‘US-EU Dialogue on China’ and the sixth meeting of the ‘US-EU High-Level Consultation on the Indo-Pacific’. It was held here on September 9 and 10. The talks were led by Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell on behalf of the US and Stefano Sannino, Secretary General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) on behalf of the EU.
America and EU need India’s support in the Indo-Pacific region
According to a joint statement issued by both sides on September 11, “They discussed the importance of the US and EU’s respective cooperation with India on global challenges, including security, maritime domain, energy, and connectivity in the Indo-Pacific region. The US and EU also discussed recent developments in Bangladesh.” They discussed ongoing and growing engagement in the Indian Ocean region, including support for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). During the meeting, Campbell and Sannino reiterated deep and growing concern about China’s export of large quantities of dual-use items and items used by Russia in its war effort against Ukraine, and the continued involvement of China-based companies in sanctions evasion and circumvention.
China is supporting Russia’s military-industrial base
They acknowledged that China’s continued support for Russia’s military-industrial base is enabling Russia to continue its illegal war against Ukraine, which poses a threat to transatlantic as well as global security and stability. They reiterated their expectation that China, as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), should act in support of international law, including the UN Charter. They reminded that any peace proposal in Ukraine should be based on the UN Charter and its principles, including respect for sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and be consistent with continued efforts to maintain the international rules-based order. (Language)
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