Will India Invite Australia to the Malabar Naval Exercise?

China’s recent assertive behavior is proving to be a major strategic blunder. It is hardening the attitudes of other countries toward Beijing, and making it more difficult for China to exploit its growing power. One of the clearest examples of this is India being increasingly drawn toward the orbit of the United States and its allies. India had already been inching toward this reality, but as its belligerent neighbor makes consistent incursions into its territory, the country’s instinctive drive to remain unaligned to major power blocs is now being seen in New Delhi as no longer serving India’s interests.

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