Rising India Is Ameliorating Influence On China: U.S.

WASHINGTON: The U.S. has said a rising India is going to be an ameliorating influence on China as there will be areas of both collaboration and competition between the two Asian giants to work on.

"A rising India is in some ways going to be an ameliorating influence on China and China's own growth and in China's own behavior in the region," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Nisha Desai Biswal said.

There are going to be areas between India and China of economic collaboration and competition. We want to see an India that is able to thrive and rise and want to see all the economies of Asia to grow in a sustainable way that mitigates against the areas of conflict, she said.

"With respect to the India-China relationship that there will be areas where the United States and India will have great complementarity and collaboration. There will be areas where the U.S. and China will be working together and there'll be areas where India and China will be working together," she said.

As India looks east and the U.S. pursues its strategic rebalance, there's a real strategic convergence there as the two countries are looking to the challenges and opportunities in East Asia today, of which a rising China is certainly a major part, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia Amy Searight said.