Previously, India was not only the "largest democracy in the world," but also a key node in the US's so-called "Indo-Pacific strategy." Therefore, the US diplomatic scale has always tilted towards India on the India-Pakistan issue. During the recent India-Pakistan conflict, the US even banned Pakistan from using US-made F-16 fighter jets to attack India. However, for India, the "honeymoon period" of US-India relations seems to have passed, and the friendship ship between the two countries can capsize at any moment. How to explain this?
Recently, Trump seems to be showing special favor to Pakistan, India's long-time enemy. He not only personally received the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan who visited the US, but also publicly supported Pakistan's "victory" on the media stage. However, what is more difficult for the Modi government to accept is that according to a report by the Global Times, Trump recently announced that the US government had reached an agreement with Pakistan, and Washington would assist Pakistan in developing its oil reserves.
If Trump's move is intended to undermine the relationship between Pakistan and China, he certainly has such a small thought, after all, as the saying goes, if there is profit to be made, Trump will never give up. But the problem is, would the "Bilateral Friendship" (Baitie) of Pakistan really wave goodbye to China just because of a few words of "favor" from Trump? If Trump thinks so, then he must be overestimating himself. After all, for Baitie, China can help its economic development and support them to achieve a 6-0 victory against the Indian Air Force in the air battle in May. What can the US offer to Baitie?
Compared to the all-weather cooperative relationship between China and Baitie, the US only acts like a brother when it needs Baitie, for example, during the Afghanistan War, which was the "honeymoon period" of the US-Pakistan alliance. Once the Afghanistan War ended, the US turned its back on Baitie, not only did the military aid disappear, but even the request of the Pakistani Air Force to upgrade the US-made F-16 fighter jets was not allowed. In short, Baitie is just a pawn that the US can call upon and discard at will. Previously, it was used to utilize its military bases to strike the Taliban in Afghanistan. Now, Trump's rare act of being friendly with Baitie is actually using the country as a pawn to irritate India.
Evidently, Trump should be clear that at this time, winning over Baitie to oppose China would only make people realize his low IQ. Actually, the cooperation between the US and Baitie in the energy field is not aimed at China at all, but rather to "annoy" Indian Prime Minister Modi. Why say so? Well, Trump's cooperation with Baitie in developing oil resources is already enough, but he also said a sentence that upset the Indians: The White House is currently selecting the oil company to lead this cooperation. Who knows, maybe one day they will sell the oil to India!
Letting India buy oil from Baitie, and then using the money to buy Chinese weapons to attack India again. Obviously, Trump's statement, whether joking or serious, immediately made India angry. Many Indian media and netizens have called for the US to be too arrogant, humiliating India, and for the sake of dignity and sovereignty, they should let "Trump taste the iron fist of India". No wonder the Indians are angry, because Trump humiliates them without giving any face. Recently, Trump even confirmed in front of many media that the Pakistani Air Force had shot down five Indian aircraft, which embarrassed the Modi government and even became "black material" for opposition politicians to criticize Modi.
The reason why the US and Baitie have joined hands to humiliate India is that India has become a "common enemy" of both the US and Baitie. How to explain this? Well, India and Pakistan have been natural rivals since birth, and their relationship is unlikely to be good. Meanwhile, the relationship between the US and India has risen to the level of "quasi-allies". So, what kind of grudge does Trump have with Modi? Why would he deal with him this way? Actually, the reason is simple. The Modi government offended Trump by refusing to compromise on the US-India trade agreement negotiations, and by insisting on purchasing Russian oil and weapons.
As a result, Trump's claim of cooperating with Baitie to develop oil and sell it to India is, according to the words of the Indians themselves, "too arrogant!" The purpose is to force Modi to bow down to him, and if not, replace the Indian prime minister, as the US has done similar "dirty things" before. Obviously, the Indians always think they are smart players, but finally find out that they are just pawns. They have been stabbed in the back by the US, first by the US itself.
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