SWARAN SINGH
India's participation in the ongoing Indo-Pacific debate and its decision to join the revived Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the US, Japan, India and Australia) have raised concerns in the corridors of power in Moscow, Beijing and other capitals. Even Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) member states view the two back-to-back "Quad" meetings last month in Singapore with concern, as they fear the informal body could eclipse the bloc's leading role in regional affairs.
(The Indian Express) India has told the United States that it will go ahead with the procurement of the S-400 Russian missile system despite the threat of sanctions by Washington under the recently passed Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA).
quoting Condoleezza Rice via The Diplomat
Amid growing fears of a trade war between the United States and India, and potential Congressional sanctions on India for deciding to purchase Russian missiles, policymakers in New Delhi and Washington may very well overlook an important occasion this month.