Blinken visit Outcome: India not reassured

Situation assessment as on 02/08/2021 | Price: Rs 600/-

US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken, on a two day visit to India in July, had substantive discussions with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. There was much common ground  but India did not feel reassured on Afghanistan. The study mentions a view that India is on its own in Afghanistan in view of US dependence on Pakistan; on China too Blinken left India in a quandary despite his meeting with Tibetans; Blinken was however, soft on ‘democratic backslide’ in India; and did not lecture on human rights;

Situation assessment for the week ended 02 August, 2021  (2,020 words)

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Date of SS: 02, August 2021