The United States will prioritise its national interests in its economic engagement with India and will not repeat the mistakes it believes it made with China two decades ago, US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on Thursday.
Speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, Landau said Washington had learnt lessons from its past trade and economic engagement with China and would approach its growing partnership with India with greater clarity about protecting American interests.
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“India should understand that we’re not going to make the same mistakes with India that we made with China 20 years ago in terms of saying, Oh, you know, we’re going to let you, be able to develop all these markets,’ and then the next thing we know, you’re beating us in a lot of commercial things. We’re going to make sure that whatever we do, it’s fair to our people. Because ultimately, we have to be accountable to our own people, just as the government of India has to be accountable to its people,” he said.
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Mar 6, 2026 08:17 IST
