New Delhi: One of the major takeaways from last week’s India-US joint statement issued after talks between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the alignment of views between the two countries on China. Another significant point is that the India-US statement mirrors the stance taken by India on China’s One Belt One Road Initiative. Again, the statement does not refer to China’s ambitious flagship infrastructure project by name. “President Trump had harsh words to say about China as candidate Trump when he was campaigning for the president’s office. But after taking office, President Trump seems to have moderated his views on China and even looked at cooperation between the two countries on North Korea,” Mansingh said.

Source: Mint July 02, 2017 18:11 UTC