Re:Dreams of a Red Emperor: The Relentless Rise of Xi Jinping
by coredog64 on Friday October 23, 2020 @03:05PM
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Unless China stops antagonizing India, I think there will at least be a conditional alliance between the US and India. We may also see slight shifts as Indian-Americans become eligible for US political office.
Re:Dreams of a Red Emperor: The Relentless Rise of Xi Jinping
by whimsicalism on Friday October 23, 2020 @03:08PM
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I agree, although there are still some potential obstacles:
1. the US is becoming increasingly liberal and India is becoming increasingly jingoistic/illiberal.
2. The US views Pakistan as an important strategic ally.
Re:Dreams of a Red Emperor: The Relentless Rise of Xi Jinping
by RestlessMind on Friday October 23, 2020 @04:28PM
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> the US is becoming increasingly liberal and India is becoming increasingly jingoistic/illiberal.
False. India is becoming culturally jingoistic but far more liberal economically than what it was a few decades ago. That brings it closer to US economic model.
>The US views Pakistan as an important strategic ally.
US viewed Pakistan as a strategic ally, mainly during Cold War era when India was tilted towards USSR (friendship pact etc).
Ultimately, "antagonism towards China" can outweigh the differences if China continues on its current path.
Re:Dreams of a Red Emperor: The Relentless Rise of Xi Jinping
by TearsInTheRain on Friday October 23, 2020 @08:42PM
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We'll probably view Pakistan as less of a strategic ally the further we get from the Iraq Wars temporally
Project population forward another 50 years. China will have Nigeria along with a few other African power houses, which at some point will probably comprise at least 40% of the world's population.
I don't think the US can count on India in the same way that it can count on the others in that list, although I suspect that the US and India will grow closer as immigration continues to increase/due to lingual bonds.