Κόσμος ανεμίζει σημαίες τής Δεύτερης Ισπανικής Δημοκρατίας και της ανεξαρτησίας τής Καταλονίας σε αντιβασιλική διαδήλωση, τον Ιούνιο του 2014. (Heino Kalis / Courtesy Reuters)
As India’s economic linkages with various countries in the region have become more extensive, demands have grown for a gradual strengthening of security ties at a time of China’s rapid rise. Smaller states in the region could now look to India to act as a balancer in view of China’s growing influence amidst a broader leadership vacuum in the region, the Obama administration’s “Asia-Pacific pivot” notwithstanding.
