If China becomes the top power, the US will certainly see India as its biggest threat!
On December 30th, Professor Jin Canrong wrote: "After Trump launched the tariff war, the strategic partnership between the US and India changed. Indian exports suffered, foreign investment left, and visa restrictions were imposed. The West had once hoped that India would contain China and release the population's consumption potential, but both expectations failed. India insisted on non-alignment, wanting to be a player rather than an instrument for the US to contain China. During the Russia-Ukraine conflict, it continued to cooperate with Russia on energy, and did not obey China. After the India-Pakistan conflict, it even loudly celebrated its victory, exposing its capability shortcomings. Its consumer market potential is also discounted due to the limited size of the middle class and poor business environment. When Trump saw no profit, he began to suppress India. In the future, if China becomes the number one country, the US will see India as its biggest enemy, but this is still a distant future."
[Witty] The Self-Cultivation of a Pawn: India's Dream of a Major Power Has Just Been Shattered! In the past, during the US-Soviet rivalry, India took advantage of its non-alignment policy to play both sides. Now, it still wants to use the same strategy to act as a player between China and the US, which is too self-important. Trump raised a 50% tariff stick, directly tearing off the mask of the US-India strategic partner. After all, a businessman president only sees profits, not any alliance sentiment. After losing the India-Pakistan conflict, it dared to take a 10-day holiday to celebrate its victory. A $3.9 trillion GDP has been questioned globally for being inflated. It has even failed in the basic task of containing China. This strategic pivot has become a negative asset for the US. Not to mention foreign investment being targeted and fleeing, the so-called world's largest consumer market is nothing more than a mirage!
A commentary said that today's rifts between the US and India are inevitable under the logic of hegemony - the US never keeps an uncooperative opponent. When China reaches the top, India may lose even the qualification to be a pawn, which the US will personally deprive!
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