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India is facing "major challenges," particularly from China: White House
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The White House warned in its Indo-Pacific Strategic Report that India faces serious geopolitical challenges, particularly from China and its behaviour along the Line of Actual Control.

The strategic study, released on Friday, is the first region-specific report from President Joe Biden’s administration. It lays out the president’s vision for securely anchoring the US position in the Indo-Pacific, strengthening the region, and assisting India’s ascent and regional leadership in the process.

“We will continue to build a strategic partnership in which the United States and India collaborate together and through regional groupings to promote stability in South Asia; collaborate in new domains like health, space, and cyberspace; deepen our economic and technology cooperation; and contribute to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” according to the White House.

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While briefing reporters on the announcement of the new regional plan, the official made the honest remarks. Previous US administrations, including the one led by President Donald Trump, have done a tremendous job in the Indo-Pacific area, according to the senior official.

The strategic study was presented in conjunction with a Quad Ministerial meeting in Australia, when foreign ministers from Australia, India, Japan, and the United States highlighted their worries about China’s harmful involvement in the area on Friday.

China is using its economic, political, military, and technological might to pursue a sphere of influence in the Indo-Pacific and to become the world’s most powerful state, according to the strategic study.

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Coercion and aggression by China can be found all around the world, but it is most pronounced in the Indo-Pacific, according to the report.

Our allies and partners in the region bear a large share of the cost of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) harmful behaviour, from economic coercion in Australia to conflict along the Line of Actual Control with India, to growing pressure on Taiwan and bullying of neighbours in the East and South China Seas.

China is weakening human rights and international law, particularly freedom of navigation, as well as other principles that have contributed to the Indo-peace Pacific’s and prosperity, according to the strategy.

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“Whether the PRC succeeds in changing the laws and norms that have benefited the Indo-Pacific and the world will be determined by our collaborative actions over the next decade. For its part, the US is investing in the foundations of our power at home, aligning our strategy with that of our allies and partners abroad, and competing with the PRC to defend the interests and vision for the future that we all share “According to it,

“We will improve the international system, keep it based on shared values, and adapt it to the difficulties of the twenty-first century. Our goal is to shape the strategic environment in which China operates, producing a global balance of influence that benefits the United States, our allies and partners, and the shared interests and values.” Following that, it stated:

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In response to a question from a reporter, the senior official stated that the last four administrations have made great progress in mending relations with India.

“We explicitly emphasise the importance of – the importance of what the last four administrations have all played a vital role in advancing, which is much greater US engagement, much improved US relations with, and much tighter US connection with India,” the individual continued.

“Obviously, India’s position in the QUAD is a very big element of that,” the source added, “including the ability to speak candidly about difficulties in the area, to work together to produce essentially public goods that address the region’s challenges, and to strengthen our ability to coordinate.”

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In many aspects, India differs from Australia and other countries, according to the top official.