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By Arul Louis New York, March 10 : As US President Joe Biden prepares for a summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders of the Quad, the top American commander in the Indo-Pacific region has said that China’s aggression has opened New Delhi’s eyes to the advantages of strategic cooperation with Washington and other countries and it will deepen ties with the four-nation group.
“India’s long had an approach called strategic autonomy, you know non-aligned approach with others. But I think certainly the activities (of China), along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China has opened their eyes to what cooperative effort with others might mean for their own defensive needs,” Admiral Philip S. Davidson, head of the US Indo-Pacific Command, said on Tuesday.
“We have provided some information to Indian that crisis, cold weather clothing, some other equipments and things like that. And over the last several years we’ve been deepening our maritime cooperation.
“I think you’ll see India in the very near term, you know, remain committed to their non aligned approach, but I think they will deepen their engagement with Quad,” he added.
While testifying on the Indo-Pacific Command Posture before the Senate Armed Services Committee, he was replying to a question by Senator Angus King whether the US was developing stronger ties with India, which considers itself “neutral” as a part of the Quad.
The leaders of the Quad, Modi, Biden and Prime Ministers Scott Morrison of Australia and Yoshihide Suga of Japan are to meet virtually for their first summit on Friday as they mutually face the growing threat from China.

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