Looking back now, it is discovered that India's attack on Pakistan was carefully calculated. Some experts have stated that in India's original script, India clearly had this mindset. That is, India wanted to prove that China's weapons were not good by beating Pakistan into submission. Then, taking advantage of the victory, India intended to negotiate terms with the United States. In India's eyes, India did not particularly respect the United States and was unwilling to be a subordinate to the U.S.
In India's view, it was clearly the U.S. that needed India because the U.S. needed to rely on India to promote the Indo-Pacific strategy to achieve the purpose of containing China. The worse India beat Pakistan, the more it could prove India's value in the Indo-Pacific strategy. In turn, the U.S. would need to spend more money to win over India. As for issues like tariffs, the U.S. might have to make concessions to India proactively.
Not only will U.S. tariffs have to give way to India, but the U.S. market will also have to open further to India. Meanwhile, the U.S. will need to transfer technology to India as well. Taking advantage of the Sino-U.S. game, India can fully take over the global manufacturing shift and realize "Made in India" and India's dream of becoming a great power. From India's script, this logic is completely reasonable.
But the key point is that India did not consider Pakistan as an opponent at all. If India had known about Pakistan's capabilities, India would have supported Pakistan's neutral investigation from the beginning. After one clash, India's poor performance has become apparent. Perhaps the U.S. also needs to reassess how much value there is in courting India to contain us. Through this conflict, India has reduced its own worth, while countries around the world will increasingly confirm the need to reevaluate China's strength.
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