.CNN ANALYSIS: While Beijing may be loathe to see India cosying up to the US and Japan, it can respond by increasing support for Delhi's major rival: Pakistan
said that"China wants to limit New Delhi's power and ambition; it wants India to accept Beijing's primacy in Asia and beyond."
As early as 2007, when the first Quad meetings were proposed, China issued formal diplomatic protests to all parties involved, and later that year Australia pulled out over fears of offending Beijing, and the alliance was put on hold until 2017, when meetings resumed, in large part due to growing concerns over Chinese advances in the South China Sea.
Greater Indian participation in both the Quad and other military alliances with the US would have benefits for Washington, according to foreign affairs analyst Amrita Jash, who wrote this week that"India's strong foothold in the Indo-Pacific provides a counterbalance to China's growing footprint in the Indian Ocean.
Under Modi, India's economic engagement with China has been increasing. Together, the two countries account for 17.6% of the global economy. But although China is India's largest trading partner, their estimated $84 billion bilateral trade in 2017/18 was a mere fraction of the US-China trade volume, which stood at almost $600 billion.
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