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I concur with Larry’s assessment.

With the continual rise of China as both an economic and military superpower we need a strong ally on the Asian continent. Pakistan is of course another area of concern that makes a strong ally necessary. India is really the best option and we should nurture that relationship. BTW I think we should also continue to build on our strong relationship with Australia.

In all seriousness my area of expertise is Southern Africa as well as Liberia, Sierra Leone and Côte d’Ivoire. I have lead multiple military missions to those areas and it is disconcerting to see the political/economic influence that China is having not only in those areas, throughout Africa. Everything from the building of roads to providing cell phone service. Spent some time in Morocco as well. Love it there and hope to go back.

While I have never been to India, I do look forward to traveling to Malaysia and Thailand later this year. For now I’m pretty tapped out on Europe, Saudi, Iraq and Kuwait.

Now if only India could do something about that plague thing.