Hari Sud
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In case India is struck in a two front war situation that China is already fighting in the Himalayas and not succeeding, then to retain that prestige, they will persuade Pakistan to open the Western front or vice Versa. Then US can play a vital role by dissuading Pakistan to stay out of the conflict. All they got to do is to station an aircraft carrier group at the mouth of Karachi Port and Pakistan gets the message.We benefit from Quad and that's why we are there in it. While AUKUS is an uncomfortable reminder, there is very little there for us to do. Will we be aligned with the US the same way as these other countries? I don't think so, no point complaining then. US is not the only country of interest in the QUAD, the primary push for it came from Japan and they remain our close allies. We do more with the US bilaterally than almost any other country in the world. If Japan were to join AUKUS, it is a bad look since it looks like India is singled out but with our close Russian ties and military relations, there is almost no chance of top-secret western technology being made available, especially in R&D.