India refuses to join Asia-Pacific trade alliance
- mukkin
- Nov 5, 2019
- 1 min read
Looks like Prime Minister Modi has taken a leaf out of President Trump's playbook. It's better for India to enter one-on-one deals than bloc deals that could jeopardize its economy vis-a-vis China.
India is in an interesting position. It seems well situated to be a rival to China as an emerging economy with some leverage. I think India has been wise to take a wait and see approach to this. It would be easy for them to be played off a break by the China or the US. I think it is wise to be master of your own destiny. India deserves to be taken seriously.