India could not escape power politics: In 1959, it accepted as a refugee the Dalai Lama, who had fled from nearby Tibet, and ever since, the India-based holy man has been a thorn in the side of the PRC. For instance, just three years later, in 1962, India found itself in an armed conflict.
Admittedly, India's output is still meager on a per capita basis-and its overall economy is only about a fifth that of China's-yet still, India now takes its economic and military power seriously.
So we can see: A vulnerable U.S. and a vulnerable India need each other.
Modi had a successful visit to the U.S. last fall, and Trump traveled to India in February.
In other words, the U.S. has already played the India Card.
To be sure, the first instinct of a President Joe Biden-and his regents-will likely be to want to undo everything Trump has wrought, including his card dealt to India.
We can think of the U.S. and North America as one bloc; second, there's Europe; third, there's China; and fourth, there's India.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/playing-the-india-card-the-coming-amerindopean-alliance/
Admittedly, India's output is still meager on a per capita basis-and its overall economy is only about a fifth that of China's-yet still, India now takes its economic and military power seriously.
So we can see: A vulnerable U.S. and a vulnerable India need each other.
Modi had a successful visit to the U.S. last fall, and Trump traveled to India in February.
In other words, the U.S. has already played the India Card.
To be sure, the first instinct of a President Joe Biden-and his regents-will likely be to want to undo everything Trump has wrought, including his card dealt to India.
We can think of the U.S. and North America as one bloc; second, there's Europe; third, there's China; and fourth, there's India.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/playing-the-india-card-the-coming-amerindopean-alliance/
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