Indien zwischen Supermächten: Strategische Autonomie im Schatten eines Pazifikkonflikts

SS: In an increasingly polarized Indo-Pacific, where tensions between the United States and China continue to escalate, India’s long-standing policy of strategic autonomy faces growing challenges, writes Davide Donald. Historically adept at balancing global powers—from its Cold War-era non-alignment to its post-Soviet multipolar diplomacy—India’s role has become more complex amid Russia’s isolation and China’s assertiveness. While India navigates BRICS membership and its rivalry with China, it also participates in the U.S.-led Quad, though hesitantly, resisting full alignment against Beijing. Economic ties with both superpowers, territorial disputes with China, and strengthened U.S.-India relations position India at the center of a shifting global order, with its ability to mediate or maintain neutrality increasingly uncertain as the Indo-Pacific drifts toward potential conflict.