Overview

• Mike Waltz, Donald Trump's incoming National Security Advisor, has highlighted India as a key partner for the United States in countering China's growing influence.
• Waltz described China as the 'greatest adversary' to the US, emphasizing the need for strategic competition and leveraging economic dependencies to avoid conflict.
• Both Waltz and outgoing NSA Jake Sullivan emphasized the importance of reinforcing regional alliances, including partnerships like AUKUS, the Quad, and trilateral dialogues with Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines.
• Waltz underscored the urgency of addressing a $20 billion backlog in US arms sales to Taiwan as part of bolstering its defenses against potential Chinese aggression.
• Sullivan and Waltz agreed on the need to continue bipartisan efforts to strengthen supply chain resilience, protect critical technologies, and push back against unfair Chinese economic practices.