China keeps threatening their actual most well-positioned rival, they shouldn’t be surprised if India starts reacting poorly. Especially given Modi’s nationalist leanings.
The recent Maldives thing really drives it home that China isn’t looking for friends, they’re looking for tools for naval basing and power projection.
China keeps threatening their actual most well-positioned rival, they shouldn’t be surprised if India starts reacting poorly. Especially given Modi’s nationalist leanings.
The recent Maldives thing really drives it home that China isn’t looking for friends, they’re looking for tools for naval basing and power projection.
The same can be said of the US. But at least they are still a democracy. But for how long?
We may not be that much better in every way, but we’re much farther away and we don’t want a fight with India, which is a strong country.
War is never a good thing, no matter the opponent’s relative strength. Unfortunately the human ego is often too strong to accept compromises…