US and India 'like-minded', will challenge China when it undermines interests: US Dy Secretary of State

Speaking at a session of the USIBC India Ideas Summit, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said, "We'll compete vigorously with China where we should, we will cooperate with China where it's in our interest to do so."

The US will cooperate with China where it is in its interest but will challenge Beijing where it undermines the interests of Washington and that of its allies or threatens the rules-based international order, US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Wednesday, noting that her country and India were "like-minded" in this regard.

Speaking at a session of the USIBC India Ideas Summit along with Sherman, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said India considers its relationship with the US to be of paramount importance, not only for the two respective nations but also for ensuring a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.