At the Raisina Dialogue 2026, Bonnie Glick, Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defence of Democracies, argued that the United States remains capable of managing multiple crises at once while still reserving the ability to respond where needed. Speaking during a session titled “Beyond Strategic Ambiguity: Rethinking Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait,” she discussed the temporary redeployment of some US military assets from East Asia to West Asia amid the Iran conflict, and what that shift means for Taiwan deterrence.
Glick warned that the Chinese Communist Party’s renewed focus on reunification, combined with more ad-hoc uses of American power and growing doubts about long-standing commitments, has raised tensions across the region. She said many global hotspots are causing concern and that Beijing may be tempted to test its options regarding Taiwan. At the same time, she stressed that Washington’s message is clear: even with resources shifted, the US retains the ability to respond if necessary, and China likely assesses that a move against Taiwan now may not be prudent.
The discussion also examined broader Indo-Pacific dynamics. Glick described China’s integration into the global order as an “experiment,” saying China’s WTO accession in the early 2000s is widely seen in the US as a strategic miscalculation. By contrast, she called India the world’s largest democracy and a crucial democratic partner for America, one whose influence matters beyond trade alone.
Echoing remarks by US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, Glick noted that US relations with India and China are fundamentally different—”apples and oranges.” Landau emphasized that an “America First” approach does not mean acting alone and highlighted India’s rising global role, urging deeper cooperation between Washington and New Delhi to shape the century ahead.
(Reporting based on a syndicated ANI feed.)
