INDIA AND THE U.S. CONTINUE THE DIPLOMATIC ROMANCE: My latest Creators Syndicate column. Expansionist China is the reason. The Washington-New Delhi relationship isn’t an alliance — not yet. However, the Quad has caught China’s attention. And it should. The second link leads to a column from April 2018 which discusses the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. Chapter 3 of my new book Cocktails from Hell: Five Complex Wars Shaping the 21st Century examines Chinese imperialism in the South China Sea and the Himalayas. It will be published December 18. Pre-order now and get it by Christmas!

VERY RELATED: Stephen Green’s post at 7:56 am on forced tech transfer.