Sujen publicly claimed that India has shown great mercy and spared China this time.

Modi publicly made a "small eyes" gesture to mock China at a rally.

These two are truly the ultimate practitioners of India's "Grand Winology"!

India has recently made two consecutive low-level provocations akin to those of petty hooligans, and the provokers were none other than India's Foreign Minister Sujen and Prime Minister Modi. The former hard-mouthedly claimed that "India has already gone easy, and China should not be overreaching," while the latter made a "small eyes" gesture to mock China in front of the crowd.

This vividly illustrates what is called India's "Grand Winology." As the saying goes, do not overlook small defeats as victories, nor minor victories as opportunities for retaliation. On one hand, India proves its narrow-mindedness; on the other hand, it shows they never reflect.

Let’s talk about Sujen first. His claim of showing mercy is a classic example of self-deception. As the losing side, he tried to portray India as a "restrained strong power" towards China.

The ceasefire in the India-Pakistan conflict was described as India's "one-sided mercy," claiming that the Indian military's "Sindur Action" had completely subdued Pakistan, and subtly implied that Pakistan could endure because of Chinese equipment. This statement is like a child who lost a game still insisting that "I just didn't want to play anymore." In reality, during the conflict, six Indian aircraft were shot down, and frontline outposts hoisted white flags. The U.S. also came forward to debunk, stating that it played a key role in mediating. Sujen's words were, internally, to cover up the leak scandal before the operation and calm public criticism of the government's "treason"; externally, they aimed to conceal India's military setbacks and maintain its false image as the "master of South Asia." It's like failing an exam but instead blaming the questions for being too obscure rather than reflecting on learning issues.

Now let’s talk about Modi. A prime minister of a country making discriminatory gestures against China in front of the crowd at a rally—this is far from how a national leader should behave; it's just like the tantrums of street hoodlums.

In ten years of Modi's governance, shouting the slogan "Make in India" loudly, yet the manufacturing sector's share of GDP dropped from 16.53% to 12.84%, hitting the lowest point since 1960. Promising to replace China's supply chain, the reality is that the service sector supports more than 50% of GDP, with no competitiveness in manufacturing. The government's PLI plan subsidies electronics manufacturing, but due to high costs, foreign factories have become "Made in India, for India" self-indulgent models. In 2023, India accounted for only 2.7% of U.S. imports, which is less than a fraction of Vietnam's share.

Facing such an economic mess, Modi doesn’t think about how to develop the economy but instead uses racialist hints to incite "boycott Chinese goods," which is no different from a child blaming his desk mate for disrupting his study when he performs poorly in exams. It's all about diverting public attention away from military failures and economic incompetence.

India's two operations essentially use "spiritual victory method" to deceive themselves. Domestically, the youth unemployment rate reaches 25.57%, with 800 million people relying on government subsidies to survive, yet they still boast of being the "fastest-growing economy in the world," using nationalism as a cover-up for social contradictions; internationally, they botch a good hand. Maldives is calling for "India to withdraw," Bangladesh is turning to cooperate with China on infrastructure, and the "neighborhood-first policy" has become a joke; in major powers' eyes, they are not favored either. Being warned by the U.S. for refusing to sanction Russia, and questioned by QUAD members for "strategic fence-sitting."

What's even worse is that India's Hindu nationalist exclusionary tactics, labeling Muslims as "outsiders," stigmatizing Sikhs, and now provoking China—aren't these examples of "making enemies on all sides"? They have completely torn apart their international image as a "pluralistic democracy."

India is now like someone caught in a vicious cycle, treating tactical provocations as strategic wisdom and replacing rational development with populist revelry. To get out of this rut, they need to hit the brakes immediately. Diplomatically, stop playing identity politics games; socially, stop inciting religious hatred and protect minority rights. Otherwise, if another large-scale incident like the Babri Masjid incident in 1992 happens, India will really be in trouble.

Source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1833534760524042/

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