U.S. Treats India As Pawn In Its Strategy: Chinese Daily
While the U.S. is focused on extorting concessions from the developing countries over this issue, India has almost no choice but to boost its growth by using cheaper energy, given the size of its population and the current situation of development, the article said.
More critically, the development of U.S.-Pakistan relations has cast a shadow on India-US ties. India and Pakistan have fought several wars and relations remain contentious.
Even though the India-U.S. bond has grown stronger, the US will never stop considering Pakistan as its ally in the war on terror. So, it won't be a surprise if India responds negatively when the U.S. keeps sending military aid to Pakistan.
The U.S. and India hold more divergence on issues such as global trade talks and the establishment of a new global economic order.
All these are reasons to be skeptical of Indian-U.S. ties, not because their achievements and advances are insignificant, but because their relationship has no foundational moorings. So, these potential problems will be likely to frustrate relations periodically, the daily said.
Obama will be warmly welcomed during his visit, New Delhi and Washington will grow closer, the two countries will strengthen their strategic partnership, but no breakthroughs will occur if all those challenges remain, the article added.
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