India Needs the U.S. in Order to Realize Its Tech Ambitions
Demonstrating too close an allegiance to Russia could backfire. China’s ill-fated tech giants are a lesson in Washington's power.
Keep your friends close.
Photographer: Sarahbeth Maney/The New York TimesIndia is adamant about building up its technological independence, with $10 billion earmarked to develop semiconductor and display manufacturing. It’s also keen to assert its foreign-policy independence by leaning toward Moscow to the consternation of Washington. New Delhi would do well to see the connection between these two issues and consider its next course of action.
Some of the decisions made by China and India over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have caused disappointment, Brian Deese, the director of the White House National Economic Council, said Wednesday. India has been told that the consequences of a clearer alignment with Moscow could be “significant and long-term,” he said.