Bonding with Quad amplifies India`s Strategic Autonomy doctrine
(WorldNews India)

By Atul Aneja and Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi,March 12: Friday’s first summit of the Quad grouping comprising India, the United States, Australia and Japan is amplifying India’s “strategic autonomy,” which nails New Delhi’s policy of simultaneous engagement with countries belonging to rival camps. While China will be the elephant in the room during the first Quadrilateral Security Dialogue at the highest level, India will continue with its selective, cautious and calibrated engagement with Beijing, so long as it promotes New Delhi’s core national interests. However, with the disengagement with China in eastern Ladakh far from complete, India is expected to...