The Asian Threesome
With conservatives denouncing the Bush administration for bowing to Pyongyang and abandoning Japan, it's nice of Joseph Nye to praise the Bush administration foreign policy in East Asia
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Personal contacts between Indians and Americans have increased greatly. There are now more than 80,000 Indian students studying in the US, and many have stayed to establish successful companies. The Indian diaspora in the US constitutes roughly three million people, many of whom actively participate in politics. For example, Louisiana’s governor is of Indian origin, and has been mentioned as a possible running mate for John McCain. In addition, India’s economy has begun to grow by 8% annually, making it more attractive for foreign investment. Trade between India and American is increasing, and reached $26 billion (11% of India’s total trade) in 2006.
In addition to these practical reasons for the improvement in bilateral relations, the rise of China poses a strategic consideration. As Bill Emmott, the former editor of The Economist argues in his new book The Rivals , “where Nixon had used China to balance the Soviet Union, Bush was using India to balance China. Like Nixon’s move, with hindsight Bush’s approach to India made perfect sense.” And the concern is reciprocated on the Indian side. As a senior foreign ministry official told Emmott in 2007, “the thing you have to understand is that both of us [India and China] think that the future belongs to us. We can’t both be right.”
So, is Washington on the edge of the vortex created by Beijing and New Delhi, or waiting with its lips on the opposite end of the drain?
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