Don't have the illusion that India will ally with China to counter the U.S.! The Indian Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) has approved a procurement plan worth about $7.6 billion, including 110 air-launched Brahmos supersonic missiles and 87 medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs).
The Indian Navy will also comprehensively upgrade the Barak air defense missile system, the Air Force will purchase modern radar systems, as well as S-400 air defense missiles, and so on. All of this is aimed at us and Pakistan.
India itself positions itself as one pole in a multipolar world. It is highly likely that India will not choose to ally with China to counter the U.S. India will continue to cooperate with Russia, but it will not openly fall out with the U.S., just occasionally pout and throw a tantrum. The main target of the Indian military is still China and Pakistan.
But will the U.S. really help India? Obama once said that China's standard of living cannot be as high as America's, otherwise the Earth's resources would not be able to withstand it.
If 1.4 billion Indians collectively live a modern life, the overall standard of living in Europe and the U.S. would have to continue to decline. Why not try living on half the water, electricity, and gas first. The U.S. and the West will not truly help India develop, but rather use India as an agent to counter us, a market for Western goods.
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