India withdraws from the so-called "Indo-Pacific alliance" negotiations

The United States wants to use India as a whip to whip others, but be careful of its own waist.

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What a rarity -

India withdraws from trade talks under the so-called "Indo-Pacific alliance". I really don't know, if the so-called "Indo-Pacific alliance" led by the United States does not have India, what kind of "Indo-Pacific alliance" is it?

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On September 8th and 9th, local time, the first round of face-to-face ministerial meeting of " Indo-Pacific Economic Framework " (IPEF) was held in Los Angeles, USA. Even if a joint statement was issued after the meeting, it was claimed that the 14 member states jointly adopted the main goals of cooperation on the four pillars of trade, supply chain, clean economy and fair economy within the framework, and will start formal negotiations on this. But what the world is most concerned about is that India was not mentioned in the statement on cooperation in the field of trade after the meeting.

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Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India, said at a subsequent media briefing that the reason why India is reluctant to enter the so-called "Indo-Pacific alliance" for cooperation in the trade field is that it does not see any benefits.

This also echoes the old adage - there is no profit, no early. Where did

come from so many "communities of values", where did so many ideologies come from and the common pursuit of the field? The United States can use these various nouns armed with the " Cold War " thinking to fool the "little brother" in various ways. But for a country the size of India, the newly emerging fifth largest economy in the world, as long as the leadership has a clear idea, it will not be fooled.

India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Goyal (left) at a media briefing Photo: India's press industry Trust

India became the world's fifth largest economy, surpassing its former sovereign, the United Kingdom. Such an India - covering nearly 3 million square kilometers with a population of 1.47 billion - says its next goal is to become the world's second-largest economy. Regardless of whether such an "Indian dream" can be realized in the short term, India has never considered itself to be the "little brother" of the United States, or tied to the "Cold War" chariot of the United States in any era.

India of course also hopes to get a share of the US-led " Indo-Pacific strategy ", but it is more interested in its own ability to have both sides. If it does not benefit, India will withdraw.

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In fact, as far as the so-called "Indo-Pacific strategy" itself is concerned, the US has the US's understanding, and India has India's plans.

What the United States thinks is that when its own hard power may decline - it is not enough to control the first island chain of , what should it do? The US military is even planning to withdraw from the second island chain problem in the future. At this time, attracting more countries to deal with potential opponents together has become the meaning of the United States. Among them, India is one of the targets that it strives to win over.

In August, the India-US "Thunderbolt 2022" joint combat exercise began at the Special Forces Training School in Baklo, Himachal Pradesh. Integrate the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, and change the U.S. Asia Pacific Command to "z"4z "Indo-Pacific Command " is nothing more than wanting to create some calamities and divert water to the east.

What does India want to do? In Uncle Hai's view, it is nothing more than leveraging strength. Originally, India wanted to go east out of the Pacific Ocean. But India also I understand that if "the teacher is unknown", it will inevitably be opposed by the Pacific countries - how can India go to the east of the Malacca Strait to play? But with the concept of "Indo-Pacific", the situation is different. India seems to have become The teacher is famous. What deserves special attention is that India's "Indo-Pacific" strategy is different from that of the United States. India still wants to dominate the Indian Ocean! This is something the United States does not want to see. The United States is more willing to have its own The warship is "free sailing" in the Indian Ocean.

The contradiction between the United States and India in the Indian Ocean shows a very strange logic - neither country has asked other Indian Ocean countries what they think. For India, it is even more revealing that in the face of the United States, India still has to protect its own interests.

Goyal said at a media conference that the framework and outline given by the United States, especially in the environment, labor, digital In terms of trade and public procurement, I don’t see anything that is good for India and countries. I don’t see a point of non-discrimination against developing countries.” India is currently defining its own rules and regulations in the areas of digital economy and data privacy. "Goyal's words are quite sharp - India still wants to make rules by itself! How can it be the United States' turn to come up with such insincere rules for India to sign? India announces 20% export duty on some rice

Although discussions on the "Indo-Pacific alliance" trade talks have been less intense, India's decision has not lead to any quarrel. "This is only the first ministerial meeting, it is the beginning of the process, not the end; it is wrong to judge India's commitment to trade by this decision", but the fact is that India has not signed.

combined with recent international Food prices have risen sharply. As the world's largest rice exporter, India announced that it will impose a 20% export tariff on some exported rice. It can be seen that India is actually very good, and India is not ambiguous where it should make money. Use it as a whip to whip others, and be careful to flash your waist.