India has its own ambitions in the region. During Indira Gandhi's reign, Indian forces came close to launching an attack on Diego Garcia, in order to annex it. India's approach to foreign (and economic) policy is more zero-sum than Uncle Sam's. They tend to flatter developing countries and give Western countries the finger. It's part of the Indian conceit that Western imperialism was the worst thing to happen to India. Being part of the West, the US is, of course, on the firing line.
"They tend to flatter developing countries and give Western countries the finger. It's part of the Indian conceit that Western imperialism was the worst thing to happen to India. Being part of the West, the US is, of course, on the firing line."
In that case China and India should have been allies no? Cuz China very much thinks the same way.
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