Lu Kewen (Rudd) contradicts Indian opinion on India's exclusion from US-Japan-Australia talks

In an interview on Australian foreign policy to Jim Middleton on ABC Radio Canberra's 'Newshour' programme, Rudd said: 'I welcome the current level of dialogue and cooperation between those three governments (Washington, Tokyo and Canberra). But I believe that's where it most appropriately should stand into the future.'Last year, China was irked at Japan's moves to expand the strategic dialogue to include India.

Rudd told ABC Radio Canberra: 'When it comes to other proposals I have seen, which is to somehow quadrilateralise this and involve India, I have also been very plain and blunt about the fact I don't think that's an appropriate direction for us to go at this stage. I don't think our friends in New Delhi would particularly welcome that as well.'
(http://www.indiaenews.com/australia/20080221/99157.htm)


Here on the other hand is what the Indians have had to say about Rudd's decision to end quadrilateral talks, excluding India for talks with the US, Japan and Australia:

China has flexed its muscles in persuading Australia to withdraw from a nascent strategic dialogue with India, the US and Japan, security experts here say.

'This means that China is able to flex its muscles by using soft power to break coalitions, said Abanti Bhattacharya, an associate fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.

'It's an indication of China's crafty policies of embedding power concepts in their soft power statesmanship' ....'It's a clear sign that Australia and China are cosying up. (Under Prime Minister Keven Rudd) it is more attractive for Australia to align with China than with India.'

Maj. Gen. (retd) Ashok Mehta, another expert, agreed with this assessment.

'This is a complete U-turn. It's a completely maverick move. They won't give us uranium and now we are out of the dialogue,' he said.

According to Mehta, bilateral ties, particularly in the defence sphere, 'will certainly not be as they were (with the previous government). That's what happens when China raises its eyebrows.'

Also:

'We should leverage our strengths. They can't have their cake and eat it too. We should look at other markets for our imports (if Australia refuses to sell uranium or be part of the strategic dialogue), said Lt. Gen. (retd) Satish Nambiar.

'I am not surprised at the position Australia has taken. What is intriguing is that the trilateral dialogue will continue. This appears to convey that if India joins it, it becomes a gang up (against China),' he added.
( Source: China scores over India as Australia quits strategic dialogue: expertshttp://www.indiaenews.com/india/20080206/95920.htm)

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