Bipartisan US support for India

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, June 2

The support for India from the US political class became bipartisan after prominent Democrat leader Eliot Engel joined US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in speaking out against China over the standoff at the Line of Actual Control.

Part of its behaviour

The recent Chinese actions, be it on the India border or Hong Kong or the South China Sea, have been part of Chinese behaviour… We’ve seen… continued Chinese building of military capabilities, and then more aggressive action. — Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State

“I am extremely concerned by the ongoing Chinese aggression along the Line of Actual Control on the India-China border. China is demonstrating once again that it is willing to bully its neighbours rather than resolve conflicts according to international law,” said Congressman Eliot Engel, who is also the Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not too long ago, Engel was critical of the CAA and the NRC as well as the lockdown in Kashmir.

“Countries must abide by the same set of rules so that we don’t live in a world where ‘might makes right’. I strongly urge China to respect norms and use diplomacy and existing mechanisms to resolve its border questions with India,’’ added the statement by Engel.

Pompeo, speaking on China on second consecutive day, said its actions had been part of behaviour of ruling Communist Party in the recent past.