Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has said that India should engage with China and the US on equal terms and the engagement should be guided by its strategic autonomy, economic interest and global trade principles, not by external pressure. These remarks came in the backdrop of China's warning that it would take countermeasures in a ‘resolute and reciprocal’ manner against nations that strike trade deals with America at the expense of Chinese interests.
GTRI said that China's warning of retaliation against countries aligning with the US efforts to isolate Beijing must be viewed through the lens of global supply chain realities. Leading economies, including the US, EU, Japan, South Korea, and India, are deeply dependent on China for the supply of industrial and consumer goods. China is embedded at every level of the global production hierarchy - finished goods, intermediate products and parts and components. Replacing China entirely requires building manufacturing capabilities from the raw material stage upward an effort that no country has yet achieved at scale.
The think tank said that India must chart an independent course, strengthening its domestic manufacturing base and reducing critical import dependencies through targeted investment in deep manufacturing. At the same time, it said India should remain firmly committed to WTO-led multilateral trade norms and avoid actions that risk violating global rules.
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