"I would like Trump to practice more care and feeding of India. Let Modi know just how important India is to us. Have better agreements, both in trade and defense with India. If push ever comes to shove, I want the Indians as our friends - close friends. Why? If we have to go up against China, we need a strong India standing by our side."
Guess who is over in India right now, having a two-day cozy meeting about many important things. Vladimir Putin. He is meeting with Prime Minister Modi. Now, I like Modi - please don't get me wrong. And I understand he needs to be diplomatic, but sometimes I feel as if he is playing both sides of the street. How so? Trump wants Modi to buy less Russian oil as it funds the Ukrainian war effort for the Russians. Putin wants Modi to buy more Russian oil as it funds the Ukrainian war effort for the Russians. What will Mr. "go along, get along" do? The world leader who tells Putin he wants peace in Ukraine. He will continue to buy Russian oil to fund the Ukrainian war effort for the Russians.
It would be interesting to see should war ever come to the Indo-Pacific arena, which side India would be on. First off, India and China are still having a border fight. Not a cold war, but a hot one. Russia and China have a tight bond when it comes to mutual defense. Thus, if Russia jumped into a fight to support China, would India jump in on the side of Japan and the US? This is what I mean about playing both sides against the middle. Sometimes you just need to choose and choose wisely.
Having a rock-solid trade and defense agreement with India could be good for everybody who loves freedom. Having this squishy relationship does nobody any favors. My choice? I want India as a friend and an ally. The Indian people I have worked with and know personally, I really like. We need them as a buffer between China and the southern hemisphere. Russia has nothing to offer anybody right now. They can keep their weapons, their dirty oil, and their ill begotten territorial gains.
I have little time for Xi, and even less time for Putin. Until there are regime changes in both countries, we can just do very little with either of them. I don't want to trade with them or work with them on anything. Like I said, should there be solid regime changes in both Russia and China, I could see a reclama in our relationships. Until then - see ya later.
I would like Trump to practice more care and feeding of India. Let Modi know just how important India is to us. Have better agreements, both in trade and defense with India. If push ever comes to shove, I want the Indians as our friends - close friends. Why? If we have to go up against China, we need a strong India standing by our side.
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