In India, Richard Marles warns Beijing is driving insecurity and military escalation by not communicating with its neighbours. auspol
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says he expects a more powerful China to have a stronger say in international affairs, but it has a duty to reassure its neighbours that it is not a risk to their security.
“But large-scale military build-ups must be transparent,” he said after meetings with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. “And they must be accompanied by statecraft that reassures.” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting a military base in remote Ladakh, near the Chinese border.Marles said that deeper Australian-Indian security cooperation was often seen as a response to a rising China, but also subtly criticised India for its refusal to criticise Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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