Blinken Sets Humble Tone in Asia as U.S. Aims to Boost Ties
- On India visit, Blinken notes rising threats to democracy
- U.S.-India ties warmed in recent years over Beijing’s actions
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The latest swing of senior U.S. officials through Asia indicates the Biden administration is taking a humbler tone in the region than the former president, with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken noting that every democracy was a “work in progress.”
On his first official visit to India, Blinken sought common ground with New Delhi in their disputes with China and warned of “rising global threats to democracy,” but told reporters “when we discuss these issues, I certainly do it from a starting point of humility.”