Posted on 09/04/2022 4:49:30 AM PDT by FarCenter
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"So far, we think about the Indian Ocean whenever we think about oceans. This is the limitation of our thinking that we talk about the Indian Ocean whenever we talk about maritime interest," Mr. Jaishankar said.
"But more than 50% of our trade goes towards the East, towards the Pacific Ocean. The line between the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean is only on the map, exists on an atlas, but there is no such thing in reality... We should go beyond the historical lines in our thinking, because our interest has increased. Indo-Pacific is a new strategic concept going on in the world," he said.
Talking about a chapter in his book, the minister said the fact that we should not interfere in the problems of others in the world is a kind of “dogma.” ‘
”It is possible that we did not have the capacity and it was not in our interest in the 1950s and 1960s, but some days back we became the fifth largest economy. The thinking of someone on the 20th number and 5th number cannot be the same. We should change according to our capacity. The confidence that we should display is not there, and it is not so because our habits keep us tied up,” he said.
He also quoted a line from his book which says "Engage America, manage China, cultivate Europe, reassure Russia, bring in Japan,",
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The terrain between India and China appears to be inhospitable to large scale military operations. The risk of a war between them seems low.
Pakistan, on the other hand, is a far greater danger.
India does us no favors. It’s money.
If this writer is prescient, India and China’s next battleground will be the Pacific Ocean.
Wouldn’t that be something.
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