India Seems a Critical Part of Biden's Response to China Challenge—Former Foreign Secy Shyam Saran

In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire, Shyam Saran spoke about three critical relationships – India and the United States, India and China and India and Pakistan. Further down, this precis will recount what Mr Saran had to say about the latter two relationships. Elaborating on his belief that India is a critical part of President Biden’s response to the challenge from China, Shyam Saran said it’s possible the Biden Administration’s initial focus on Europe has been affected or deflected by the speed with which the European Union negotiated a Free Trade Agreement with China despite US concerns. This might have led the US President to believe the four countries of the QUAD are more reliable and more committed partners in facing the challenge from China. Although he did not say so, this could also explain the QUAD Summit that takes place tomorrow, Friday the 12th. Like our work? Click here to support The Wire: https://thewire.in/support The founding premise of The Wire is this: if good journalism is to survive and thrive, it can only do so by being both editorially and financially independent. This means relying principally on contributions from readers and concerned citizens who have no interest other than to sustain a space for quality journalism. As a publication, The Wire will be firmly committed to the public interest and democratic values. We publish in four different languages! For English, visit www.thewire.in for Hindi: http://thewirehindi.com/ for Urdu: http://thewireurdu.com for Marathi: https://marathi.thewire.in If you are a young writer or a creator, you can submit articles, essays, photos, poetry – anything that’s straight out of your imagination – to LiveWire, The Wire’s portal for the young, by the young. https://livewire.thewire.in/ You can also follow The Wire’s social media platforms and engage with us. Facebook   / thewire     / thewirehindi     / thewireurdu     / thewiremarathi   Twitter   / thewire_in     / thewirehindi     / thewireurdu     / thewiremarathi     / livewire   Instagram   / thewirein     / livewirein   Don’t forget to hit the subscribe button to never miss a video from The Wire!