America and China are placed at the two ends of the spectrum of international relations (“Trump and the new world disorder”, October 26). While the U.S. appears to be going its own way, China appears engaged in spreading its net looking for partnerships for its Belt and Road Initiative. In order to find its feet in the new world order, India should work on the existing contours of its ties with China in the form of BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Simultaneously, it should also work with Japan, Australia and Germany in exploring new trade ties with Africa, South America and Southeast Asia on account of sea links. Interaction with like-minded countries is better than an over-reliance on an unpredictable America.
Balajee Sumant Chemote,
Ranchi, Jharkhand
