Geopolitics
India's Strategic Restraint: Why Keeping China Off the Colombo Security Conclave Agenda Was a Masterstroke
India hosted the 7th National Security Adviser level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave but deliberately avoided placing China on the agenda to prevent alienating member-states that maintain positive relations with Beijing. This cautious diplomacy reveals India's recognition of new geopolitical realities where brute force is being replaced by strategic restraint and respect for regional partnerships.
