How the largest military alliance can help India in its Policy against China in Indo Pacific Region Know what the experts are saying

Vilnius: North Atlantic Treaty Organization ie NATO, the world’s largest military alliance. The annual summit of this organization will be held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania from 11 to 12 July. Since 1949, NATO is a defense alliance of North American and European countries. Many people also call it a military alliance formed in the Cold War. The conference of this alliance is being organized in the midst of the war between Russia and Ukraine and the eyes of the whole world are on it. At the same time, in the midst of this summit, many experts are also remembering some of the past cooperation and talks between India and NATO. Some experts believe that after the kind of mutual cooperation between the two, a strong siege against China in the Indo-Pacific region may be possible.

Mention of India in NATO
There have been talks many times about India joining NATO. A few months ago, Julian Smith, who represented America in the organization, also said that NATO’s doors are open for India. Whether India will become a part of NATO or not, it will be decided in the coming time. But foreign policy expert Dhruv Jaishankar has said in an article written in Hindustan Times that even though Russia’s partner countries like Armenia, Kazakhstan and Serbia are included in NATO, India is not a part of this 39-nation organization at present. But until quite recently, Russia and China were in closer contact with NATO than India. He has told that while China was in contact with NATO in terms of professional military education, there was also a NATO office in Moscow till November 2021.
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Cooperation with India since 18 years
In 2005, India started official dialogue with NATO for the first time on arms control and related issues. In the year 2019, political talks were also held between India and NATO. In the year 2009, there was continuous cooperation between India and NATO. In the year 2013, there was mutual cooperation between the two countries to eliminate piracy. Between 2009 and 2011, Indian and NATO officials engaged in a siege of pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Indian Navy enhanced contact with NATO’s Rapid Deployable Corps in Valencia, Spain. In 2011, the Indian Navy intensified interaction with NATO patrol ships in the Arabian Sea to prevent pirate attacks. Two years later, in 2013, the lives of 14 Indian soldiers could be saved in the Gulf of Aden with the help of NATO naval ships.
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An enemy of India and NATO – China
The India-NATO partnership also includes Afghanistan, cyber security and a few other areas. After the cyber attacks on Estonia in 2007, CERT of India increased cooperation with Finland and NATO. NATO’s strategic concept for the year 2022 is going to emphasize on China. It has been announced by NATO that China’s ambitions and coercive policies are going to challenge mutual interests, security and values. Along with this, the challenges posed by China for Euro-Atlantic security have also been mentioned. There is an engagement between India and NATO on maritime security, cyber security, Indo-Pacific, professional military education, climate change and arms control and nuclear enhancement.

Advice to India to leave hesitation
On the other hand, some other experts believe that NATO should now offer a formal partnership to India. India should also leave its hesitation and become a part of it. Making a formal offer of partnership to India is a common challenge before both. But now the time has come to remove this obstacle. After the way China is becoming aggressive, strong relations with politically reliable, like-minded countries are very important.