The Edges of Horns
As I discussed in my earlier post that wrote a couple of years ago. The emerging strategical horizon in South Asia. Indian Modi regime picked the hazardous place in this alignment that puts the Indian on the edges of horns.
There is a saying.
“Those who are late, are the ones who are easy-going
Sometimes they face midst at the seashores ”
Prospected Routes in South Asia
Let us take a roundabout of what are the prospected BRI routes in South Asia and how they will open gateways for regional economic growth and development.
BCIM-EC
Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar economic corridor that starts from the Chinese eastern city of Kunming and ends at Kolkata by passing throw the Myanmar East India Bangladesh connects eastern China to the India ocean.
Trans-Himalayan Economic Corridor
The Indian Connection
If the already built Indian infrastructure connects Kolkata with Lahore and Nepal with Lahore then it will ultimately connect Eastern Asia with Western Asia with the warm roads that will change the economical dynamics in the region, the routes of east Asia not only open for Middle Asia, but also toward Western Asia, Europe, and Africa. Eastern Asia will not depend on sea routes for transportation. The prospect of these routes is that these are all-season routes compared to the upper BRI route that is conditioned to the weather.
The ugly strategical alignment
Like the friend (Trump) Modi regime selected the path of international alignment that puts India at nearly irreversibly place. It stands against the alignment of the multi-polar world and with the dwindling American allies. That opens new threats for the region.
Instead of collaborating and contributing with the regional neighborhoods and working for the growth of the region along with the neighbors. Indian strategically positioned in the region is like a donkey stands with feet apart against the prosperity of regional progress, stability, and economic growth.
Indian regime not only gets in conflict against China and Pakistan but also puts its feet against the Belt and Road Initiative BRI. India not only opposes the discussed BRI routes, but it is also threatening the CPEC project between China and Pakistan. That puts the BRI initiator to think to counter the Indian threat in the region.
India is unable to understand that the world post 911 has been part of the past. The current world horizon is not in the favor of the American world dream.
The failure of the American dream
With the fallout of Afghanistan, the American dream to lead the world is been near to end. Although they are trying to retain their past partners into the equation, but they lost the trust and dominancy in the world. American old partners are now looking for alternatives to secure their interests.
American partners understood that American lost its dominance over the world after the Afghan war. This is not only loss of the Afghan war, Americans never proved their power to save their allied interest ever after the Cold War it is mostly seen that Americans talk about securing the interest of their partners but when the time arrived to demonstrate its power to save them they never used it especially if the opponent is Russia or China, As we saw in past the case of Ossetia, Abkhazia, and Crimea, American provoke Gorigeia and Ukraine to stood against Moscow but when the Russian attacked them American never moved inches save them besides the speeches.
This American behavior terrifies its partners, they are finding out the alternative options to save their interest. EU is now looking to establish its relationship with Russia and Chine in its interest as leading countries in the EU like Germany and France have their energy dependence on Russia.
American tried to form a new block in the lines of democratic Countries with a democratic summit but Americans have forgotten their Arab aliens in that context that made them fearful.
Standing on the wrong side
As we reviewed above the current world alignment, the Indian strategic alignment with the Americans is dangerous for India itself.
If the Indian strategical mind is thinking that in any condition of war against Pakistan and China Indian gets any practical help from Europe other than sell of war equipment, then they are wrong. They could sell equipment to India just only for the sack of money, but If Indians are thinking that Americans come into any kind of practical help in case of war then they are in fool paradise because it is never been the history of America, although they can offer India equipment and lips service as per history. In case of war conflict, India is alone to tackle China and Pakistan.
So it is in the Indian’s interest that they need to join BRI instead of standing against it that will bring up the future of the region to new prosperity and economic growth. And resolved all the conflict with China and Pakistan peacefully.
Conclusion
The time reaches for China and Pakistan to sort out their conflict with India to the stability of CPEC and other BRI plans because India is progressing toward conflict with its current strategic alignment. Until the Indian threat is not countered it's difficult to get the real advantage of the BRI South Asian routes. It is in the dear favor of India instead of increasing conflict, India sorts out its issue and conflicts (Kashmir, Jammu, Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh) with Pakistan and China peacefully and joins the BRI.
In other cases, India is already at the edges of bulls' horns.
Wonderful writing
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