India is facing an interesting geopolitical bind right now – it is too large and powerful to accept relationships which demands servitude, but it is too weak to stand independently as a major power. It is still some years away from reaching the latter, but geopolitics.. 1/3
doesn’t follow a scheduled timeline. If 🇮🇳 wants the luxury of doing in foreign policy what it pleases while disregarding larger powers, it must be prepared to accept a higher level of geopolitical risk and not lose its nerve when it finds itself in an inconvenient situation. 2/3
India feels it is destined to become a great power, re-emerging as a grand civilisation. But it will be a folly to assume this will be done in a linear fashion. Instead, it will face unexpected challenges and will have to manoeuvre them well. No one will cede an inch. 3/3
@Gokul_Sahni Maybe all you geopolitical wonks need to reassess your strategy. Trump is a deranged out of control madman, high time we mended fences with China and settled border issue, made a policy through which Chinese capital could invest in India, look at Dixon Tech which is 25% chinese
@Gokul_Sahni Chest beating invites wrath and USA doesn't like any progress after seeing China, they do not want India to progress and want to be a vassal state, in terms of squeezing, India better start preparing to be independent and have short term difficulties than sudden onslaught. India
@Gokul_Sahni If India cannot reform from within, it will eventually be bullied into accepting terrible terms. In some ways, it already has. The country’s data is getting pillaged, it has fallen far behind in jet engine and aircraft development, and hasn’t invested in the hardware required to
@Gokul_Sahni In 1962 China was in the throes of the great leap famine and was poorer than much of Africa, but they had zero hesitation in fighting a war to prove their point. By 1969 they were in danger of being attacked by the Soviet Union and again they made a deal w america and got their
@Gokul_Sahni India could cement its status in the world by being the first country in over a half century to return to the classical gold standard. Make INR fully exchangeable with gold at today's rate, fixed for the next 50 years, with the RBI standing ready to honor the commitment with
@Gokul_Sahni the way no country wants to call out india and openly talk against us(other than pakistan) but so many of them, even small ones like turkey and supposed future allies like america clearly act against us with shoddy excuses shows we have an appearance of power but no true power.
@Gokul_Sahni It is appearing to be very meek right now. Political silence is not a show of strength. It projects weakness in current times. Inaction is not a strategy, it is simply "let's wait and watch and not take any action else we will hurt someone 's feelings."
@Gokul_Sahni Why do people think we are 'too weak'? We are dependent upon others for oil. Those countries are dependent upon us for food (broadly speaking). Are we more dependent than other countries like Russia or China? Indonesia?
@Gokul_Sahni Great post. Only the weak minded are doubting India’s stand. The people in charge know exactly how to play the game with the bully. If only internal nay-sayers don’t lose their bowels and pressure Modi, it will turn out ok. Modi is making T work hard for a deal on our terms.
@Gokul_Sahni Great power status is not a gift, it is earned through capacity. Japan after 1945 built institutions and economic heft, not just military. India still spends less than 1% of GDP on R&D, that gap matters. Without reform of bureaucracy, courts, and capital markets, no country
@Gokul_Sahni My take is india is sufficiently strong to stand on its own. we don't have to fully match american and chinese power to hold our ground when dealing with them. Power disparity aren't that overwhelming. Govt should continue to follow an independent approach, come what may!
@Gokul_Sahni World just doesn't understand India. They think they can pressure India into servitude, they have forgotten that modern day Indians have never bowed down to the powerful throughout their 5000 year old civilization. They'll learn. The Hard Way!!!
@Gokul_Sahni This will continue till DJT discards agenda to oust @narendramodi .. Then back to 🙇🏼♀️ & jappi puppi ..
@Gokul_Sahni That's so apt.. India will need the world as much as world will need India.. But the things that India needs the most is Indians at home and abroad working together for furtherance of this great civilization.. Everyone needs to read " मै और मेरा देश " by Kanhaiya Lal Mishra.
@Gokul_Sahni india should stay multi aligned. nri's should stay west aligned. between both parties at least 1 party will be proven correct and hopefully be a backup for the party that got it wrong
@Gokul_Sahni India's weakness is by choice
@Gokul_Sahni Mostly importantly clean up the country of corruption and filth. That is 101 of any basic political analysis.
@Gokul_Sahni It’s too large and powerful, delusional bhakt spotted 😂
@Gokul_Sahni It's easy to criticize,making it happen takes time. It's started, hence the troubles. Let's move forward.
@Gokul_Sahni Rail wagon missile testing, read with inauguration of Railway link to Mizoram
@Gokul_Sahni India is decades away from reaching any kind of power 🙏😔😔
@Gokul_Sahni Journey is difficult , yet, eventually, we will reach there. Aspirations of 1.4B people will be fulfilled.
@Gokul_Sahni Perhaps it will spur some politically difficult domestic reforms that might aleviate some of the presure. We can hope.
@Gokul_Sahni If you think we are weak now and compare with what we were some 10 years ago or the previous several centuries, only you need help no the country
@Gokul_Sahni When our time comes we will show.... For every action there will be a brutal reaction when it's our time..... Let the west remember that
@Gokul_Sahni Reforms needed inside our country.
@Gokul_Sahni Short-term pain is better than long-term pain.
@Gokul_Sahni Very well said
@Gokul_Sahni Stick to Singapore. Brits know fuck all Selecting a wannabe tampon as king tells me what idiots they are
@Gokul_Sahni When was the time without these challenges? India is doing great. One can’t be seen to friendly with a person like Trump especially now. Nobody knows tomorrow Americans might dump him for his antics and overting the covert methods. If you were paying attention USA was acting this
@Gokul_Sahni Setting the narrative is everything in the Information Age, and India has to be able to set its truth if it wants to be a global power. Pakistan has deployed an Army to make sure its dishonest stories stick. Real world consequences. India is not even on the informational
