India Siding With U.S. Against China Can Be Disastrous, Says Natwar Singh

NEW DELHI: A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on his maiden visit to the United States, former external affairs minister Natwar Singh on Wednesday said that India should not unite with the US against China as it could be "disastrous".

"The era of superpower has gone. America is not the only superpower and its influence has come down. America would like India to come together against China but it could be disastrous," he said during an event here.

Lauding Modi for taking "good steps" in the area of foreign policy, Singh exuded confidence that the Prime Minister's visit to the United Nations and Washington will be successful.

Singh said that India will play an extremely important global role in the coming years and the present NDA government is faced with several challenges.

"Modi has taken good steps in the area of foreign policy and relations after he became Prime Minister that includes inviting heads of neighboring nations to his oath taking ceremony, attending the BRICS summit and now he will have the opportunity to meet foreign ministers and heads of several nations in the United Nations Assembly and then visit Washington," he said.

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