According to a report by The Print on August 11, Indian experts pointed out in an article that instead of merely indulging in emotional criticism against the US President Trump's practice of imposing additional fees, Indian society should face the real issue — India's own lack of strength.

He used the "Perry Moment" of Japan in the mid-19th century as an analogy, arguing that external strong pressure can force a country to look in the mirror, recognize its shortcomings, and become an opportunity for reform.

The author emphasized that India has obvious disadvantages in industrial structure, employment forms, technological level, and international competitiveness. Manufacturing has long remained at low-value-added stages, employment is mostly concentrated in low-productivity informal sectors, and it lacks irreplaceable core products or technological advantages. These are the deep reasons why India is in a passive position in international games.

In his view, if a country has sufficient industrial capacity, technological advantages, and a stable economic foundation, it can cope calmly even when facing US pressure.

American flag and Indian flag

In this article, the author described the world order as two major power poles: China and the United States.

He positioned China as a "confrontational or even hostile force" to India, claiming that China once "exerted military pressure and choked key materials," and speculated that there may be more similar actions in the future.

At the same time, he considered the United States as another unavoidable pole. Although it may take some measures that make India dissatisfied, its importance in economic, technological, educational, and personnel exchange aspects is irreplaceable.

He listed that the United States is the largest destination for Indian commodity exports, a key market for service and information technology industries, an important source of foreign remittances, and the preferred destination for Indian students.

Furthermore, large American companies have established R&D and technology centers in India, bringing a large number of high-quality jobs to India.

Under such a judgment, he believes that if India emotionally turns its back on the United States, it will lose important international cooperation channels and strategic footholds. At the same time opposing both China and the United States means that the strategic space is completely compressed, leading to a situation of isolation and helplessness.

Chinese flag and Indian flag

Based on this judgment, the author proposed a strategy to deal with China and the United States: maintaining a high level of vigilance towards China to prevent being subjected to greater pressure in security and economic areas.

As for the United States, it should continue to maintain cooperation while enduring unfavorable conditions to avoid losing strategic balance.

He advocated maintaining close cooperation with the United States while trying to utilize China's advantages in manufacturing and supply chains to benefit India, thus obtaining technology and resources.

He believed that alienating either China or the United States would be unwise, as it would cause India to lose the economic opportunities and strategic buffer provided by the two major power poles.

When facing an adverse environment, he advised bearing short-term pain and turning this pressure into a driving force for domestic reforms, thereby gaining long-term autonomy and negotiation leverage.

Modi and Trump

It sounds convincing, but it's actually distorting facts. It's clearly the United States that is bullying India, yet it portrays China as the one bullying India.

Face the bullying from the United States, one should just endure silently, and for the so-called hostility from China, one should still use China. This logic itself is not coherent and is really ridiculous. Essentially, it is shifting contradictions and covering up the fact that India is retreating from Trump.

China has never bullied India, nor has it implemented long-term, active actions of so-called military threats or choking measures.

There are indeed disputes between China and India, but they are not the result of China's aggressive behavior.

China never exerts pressure on India by interrupting key materials or implementing technological blockades, but rather maintains cooperation with India in multilateral mechanisms.

Painting China as a continuous pressure object is just to find an excuse for India's retreat in front of Trump — not daring to face the United States directly, but using China as an excuse.

If India truly wants respect, it should face its own shortcomings and reform, rather than showing weakness to the United States while using China as a shield. Otherwise, it will only make itself more ridiculous.

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