Rashna
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That might not work eventually though. We must leverage our advantage and loosen china's foothold. Now i have to bring in maldives too, another foreign relations disaster. We kind of rectified the same fracas in Sri Lanka with the voting out of Rajapaksa.
China has its claws in to Sri Lanka too and why would they be better able to make friends with all of our neighbors? Is there some reason where we are failing or is that the Chinese know how to play?
Super Power greatness is measured by the allies you have in the world. So when are we likely to get there on this bullock cart where 2 neighbors get on and 2 get off every few months.
We remained faithful to the Russians for the longest time because Russia gave us what we wanted. By the same measure our regional super power aspirations will be measured with what we can "give" rather than what we can "take".
Note: Just like the madhesi problem with nepal, sri lanka had the tamil issue which has been a constant thorn in mutual relations. China doesn't have any such ethnic ties in local populations of its neighbors in the Indian sub-continent. Moreover they are not democratic so they won't support any anti-state activities. This works to their advantage.
China has its claws in to Sri Lanka too and why would they be better able to make friends with all of our neighbors? Is there some reason where we are failing or is that the Chinese know how to play?
Super Power greatness is measured by the allies you have in the world. So when are we likely to get there on this bullock cart where 2 neighbors get on and 2 get off every few months.
We remained faithful to the Russians for the longest time because Russia gave us what we wanted. By the same measure our regional super power aspirations will be measured with what we can "give" rather than what we can "take".
Note: Just like the madhesi problem with nepal, sri lanka had the tamil issue which has been a constant thorn in mutual relations. China doesn't have any such ethnic ties in local populations of its neighbors in the Indian sub-continent. Moreover they are not democratic so they won't support any anti-state activities. This works to their advantage.
Everything you said is all hunky-dory but is based on false premises that nepal is goody goody and India bad bad. Nepal like any hilly state in India has two factions lower hills/valleys vs upper hills. Upper Hills is strongly pro China and has Paki complex of thinking themselves superior to "dhotis" and think that Nepal rightful owner of all Northern/Northwestern Hill states which India has occupied illegally. Lower Hills/Valley faction is pro India also called Madhesis as they are of Bihar UP stock primarily and oppose blant Chinese interference. The Upper hills hold the power and they themselves spread propaganda against India. Remember bad propaganda against India even when India supplied largest ever relief material? The propaganda spread was that India occupied their airports preventing their friend china to send more relief planes and were bad mouthing India left and right. They opposed Indian media because, they wanted to stop transmitting images of India helping reaching out in remote regions and helping out Army. The main issue is now that in China guided constitution India finds its bigger votary Madhesis carefully sidelined, a move to suppress Madhesis as well cock a snoot at India. India is doing nothing it is just helping Madhesis find their voice just as China helped Maoists in Nepal. Its a game between China and India, who can throw big money & who can provide easy transit passage for Nepal. Nehru politics that you are suggesting looks good in books or in theory. Realpolitik is different ball game.