Lemondew,
Trust China? We did once, and coined the term Hindi-Chini bhai bhai, and we know what happened after that.... To take China at their word would be foolish in the extreme....
As I see it, we are in reality alone and friendless, and we need to take care of our own self-interest. Americans are using us against China to do their dirty work in South China sea etc... and we seem to be swallowing the bait. Antagonising China will come at a great cost to us....
So Modi went to US and addressed the joint session of Congress last week... And our media went gaga.... A day after, the American senate failed to recognise India as a "global strategic and defence partner" The motion to pass this resolution was defeated.... and is a resounding slap on our face.... Did you hear anything of this in the news? No, we were all bowled over that Modi got to address the joint session of Congress. It may be an ego boost, but little else . Why play second fiddle and defer to the US/West? I fail to understand...
Add to this, US Senate will give conditional military aid of US $300 million military aid to Pakistan... Total military aid to Pakistan is US$ 1 Billion per year.... The question is when US is financing our enemy militarily and financially, while using us for their own interest, why is there no talk of this in our media? Why are our analyst and experts silent over the issue? Is it because they get invited to US junkets for 'talks' and 'briefings' to think tanks or it is because they hold a pro US bias because they hold degrees from US universities? So the news in the media creates favourable public perception looking at superficial crowd glorifyig Modi, and ignoring deeper issues?
A friendless Russia, has been a true and tested ally of our country.... But due to our short sightedness we have rubbed them off the wrong way.... hence even Russia will not sell us their most advanced weaponry but instead they have become a military equipment supplier to Pakistan!!!
Similarly, UK and Germany toe the US line... France sells their advanced Scorpion submarines to Pakistan, and Rafael aircraft to India. The West is interested in India for business and commerical opportunities. We need to look at our self interest and leverage our strength and talk from a position of being atleast an equal... instead of fawning and falling down by fake adulation... But unfortunately we look at TV screens in awe and seem not to recognize deeper issues.... :annoyed: