A rising India needs the goodwill and cooperation of all major powers. India cannot afford to forget the surrogate threat created by China through arming Pakistan with nuclear and missile technologies. The more China continues to help Pakistan, the greater is the need for India to partner with other great powers. The naval exercise is one more step in cultivating international goodwill and security cooperation in a world made dangerous by China’s continuing proliferation policies.
The writer is a senior defence analyst
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