Do the AUKUS and Quad deter Chinese aggression against India?

ABSTRACT

The creation of the latest security pact, AUKUS, raises questions about the relevance of the quadrilateral security dialogue or Quad for India in countering Chinese aggression. This paper explains how the two institutions work in tandem in collaboration with the larger US strategy under the Pacific Deterrence Initiative aimed at countering Chinese expansion in the Indo-Pacific region, and therefore also support India in adopting a tough position with regard to Chinese aggression along its Himalayan border.

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Shishir Upadhyaya

Dr Shishir Upadhyaya is a faculty at the College of Security and Global Studies at the American University in the Emirates and a former Indian naval officer.