Trump's NSS, China & security needs: Time for India to guard own interests

India has never articulated a strategy to suit its security needs

Several recent developments have further highlighted the need for India to develop a holistic national security strategy. The first was the emergence of a new “Quadrilateral” in this part of the world (referred to as the Indo-Pacific), comprising the United States, India, Japan and Australia. Navies of these four countries had joined together in a two-day exercise at sea in 2007, after which the then UPA government decided to discontinue participation, mindful of Chinese sensitivities. A decade later came a meeting of officials of the four countries in Manila and even if the agenda was nothing dramatic, this grouping has