Power Play is a weekly column that looks at various facets of US-China rivalry and its implications for Asia.
NEW DELHI - Earlier this month, when India's new Minister of State for External Affairs Meenakshi Lekhi assumed office, she extolled the country's constructive role as an international player in a television interview. A veiled attack on the country's eastern neighbour was also slipped in in the same breath.
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