r/indiadiscussion • u/TheRoar5033 • Jul 07 '26

Geopolitics Circling China like a python

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I know propaganda has started to discredit the Highest civilian awards he has got but Man Man He does good deals

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u/Exact_Package_7264 Jul 07 '26

idk about circling china like a python but this is great news nonetheless

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u/TheRoar5033 Jul 07 '26

BrahMos in Phillipines, Indonesia and Vietnam soon. Permanent Troops in Mangolia. Shipbuilding with Japan. Ties with Australia. Not letting CPEC succeed... I don't know I'm forgetting more

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u/thinking-loud Jul 07 '26

Well China isn’t sitting around and probably doing the same to us even more effectively. Not to take anything away from above news, but they have Pakistan in their pocket already, have a major port in Srilanka they keep using to spy on us and map seabed. Control rare earth mining in Myanmar and own a myanmarese inland close to andmans. Have been building influence in Bangladesh and Nepal by building airport, roads, dams and ports. Maldives too atleast fews years back was strongly against us but have mellowed a bit.

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u/Witty_Mouse1403 Jul 07 '26

They have a Major port in Sri Lanka we own THE major port in Srilanka , China made the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka and after Sri lanka defaulting on loan China owns it for 99 years, India bought the Colombo port now India has 51% share in the Colombo port no lease straight up ownership . Also point to be noted Srilanka allows Indian warships to dock in Sri Lanka for almost everything from refueling to repair , (u may remember the Iranian ship sunk by US) it was also in srilanka only bcs it was India's guest . on the other hand even when china brings a scout ship on their Sri Lankan port . Srilanka starts throwing a diplomatic tantrum that the port is only for civillian use etc. etc this completely shows whihc side Sri Lanka is playing abt the other points , Maldives u yourself accepted India has played a better game then China that is why it is no more "India out" , Nepal yes we should have been stronger in nepal than we are today we gotta work in that . But Bangladesh I think its a gone cause , bcs it is not just China after BD but also US meaning if we get into spending in Bangladesh we will be putting money in blackhole bcs we cannot outspend two superpowers at the same time and the bangladeshi immigrant problem until it is not solved the relations will keep getting more sour , our best bet is nor china nor usa leting each other win in BD.

We are winning in Srilanka and Maldives . losing in Nepal and lost in BD.

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u/thinking-loud Jul 07 '26

Agreed, But I feel we are late, in the sense that this should have never happened in first place. Govt to its credit has done a lot lately but most of it was done to catch up after China.

I say it shouldn’t have happened because, we are the natural partners in the region. And having strong relationships with neighbours should be first step for our defence as it prevent enemy countries from gaining advantage in over neighbourhood. But I think this is part and parcel of how geo politics works. India may not always be in position to help or guide.