isn't that what India says about itself.
If so, Its a good position to take.
West/East talk is no more then a psychological trap. Its a bit like the Russians talking about euroasianist, which is just an acceptable name for non-white mugs to submit to a new Russian empire.
The americans use it against Turkiye to drag them into taking geopolitical positions that benefit america at the cost of Turkiye. A good example was the syrian war, when AK party were trying to stay balanced, trying to solve it diplomatically the media kept talking about Turkiye turning east. They still do this to a degree with Turkiye over Ukraine, with most peasants in the west believing their media and believing that Turkiye is on the side of Russia. Even when you tell them about the various proxy wars Turkiye has fought against Russia, they don't want to hear it.
When the Russians want to manipulate Turkiye they talk about the evil west and the evil atlantacists. And don't get me wrong when the americans and russians expose each others global crimes they are quite right about what they are doing, buts its no good for Turks or any other non-white race to side with either, since siding with either is basically subjecting yourselves to their wills.
In a way the global pressures of the US/USSR competing with each other had the negative effect of subjugating most the world into falling under the wing of one of the two white powers. Since if you didn't you risked getting conquered and enslaved by the other.
This trap presents itself in syria again where the US and Russia will work together to harm a 3rd power and in this case Turkiye. When you look at these powers they are like the princes of old europe, they will fight to destroy each other to take the throne for themselves, but when an outsider poses a challenge they soon close ranks, put differences aside and work together automatically.