India may have 10% of the world’s muslims, but it is a majority Hindu country.
And Hindus really, really dislike Muslims - I mean the Jewish dislike for Muslims is super mild compared to the Hindu hatred for Islam
I hear you. But that 10% is over 100,000,000 of the World’s Muslims. India has either outpaced China in population or is slated to do so very soon.
India is a Democracy.
They speak English. Muslims are a minority.
They want to form an alliance to protect themselves from their BIGGEST THREAT CHINA.
China(not Russia) is our biggest threat. IF we had an alliance with India, we could control the majority of the oceans in the world. Between the US navy, Japanese Navy, Indian Navy, Australian, Taiwanese and British Navy we could keep China in check.
China needs petroleum. That petroleum from the gulf has to pass through the Indian Ocean to get to China. India could cripple the Chinese economy if they cut off that oil supply.
India has bought lots of military equipment from Russia. We could sell them that same equipment. Just like we are now selling submarines to Australia.
India has had the best economy in the world in the last ten years with the exception of Vietnam. Another country that wants to form an alliance to protect itself from China.
Expanding economies need to buy things. Not just rice and wheat. India is projected to grow while our and European economies stagnate.
Every country in Asia is concerned about China seizing their territory and resources. They(like the Russians)are not good neighbors. They have seen what they did to Tibet. What they did to Hong Kong. What they want to do to Taiwan.
They are in an open border war with China already.
Are far as Muslims go, Malaysia is the largest population of Muslims in the world. We do not have any real issues with them.
They’re not too keen on Christians either.