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    Any Indian Americans On Here?

    "Your argument basically comes down, you should like us unconditionally, and excuse all the bad stuff and follow everything we say. This is the biggest issue." That's not my argument at all. My argument is consider the direction and pace of change in US policy vis a vis India from 1970s (the...
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    Any Indian Americans On Here?

    India too has relations with the Saudis. I personally think any relations with Islamic theocracies (inc. Iran, Pakistan, Saudi at the very least) are suicidal. We should either just conquer them outright and take their oil if we need it, or wipe out all the weapons we sold them in one big strike...
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    Any Indian Americans On Here?

    1. David Headley is in maximum security prison for life for his role in the Mumbai attacks (which killed Americans as well), tried and convicted by our justice system. He'll never again breathe free air. 2. US support for islamists in bangladesh is despicable, I agree, Obama has concluded that...
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    Any Indian Americans On Here?

    Where did I say the British were idealistic, it was the Americans who were ideologically opposed to colonialism. The greatest gift of the English to the world was their hypocrisy. They talked plenty about democracy, liberty & human rights, but never lived up to their ideals. This allowed...
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    Any Indian Americans On Here?

    Prohumanity, I think you have an incredibly twisted view of American foreign policy history, and world history in general. Every country should look out for its interests first, and every country makes mistakes (including India). I feel you are taking all the bad things in the world and unfairly...
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    Any Indian Americans On Here?

    Who said anything about being a puppet? India and America have both been right and wrong in the past, and will be in the future. The important thing is for each country to learn from the mistakes and successes of the other. India was wrong to tilt towards Socialism, America was wrong to tilt...
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    Any Indian Americans On Here?

    I'm new here, so greetings from Silicon Valley! Since the election of Modi, I've become more interested in Indian foreign affairs & geopolitical strategy. CV: I'm a engineer/startup founder and Y-Combinator alum (for those who don't know, YC is a famous startup accelerator in the valley that...
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