This is like a bad Hindi serial. What is gained by joining sco?
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Just thought today.
By not joining we would have risked any trade that member states may refuse us on China's dictation specifically using Chabahar port. I mean China may still do it but that will not be an isolation of our own becoming but due to Chinese intervention; and we can deny opportunity for internal and external detractors to use ''not joining'' as an excuse or accusation of diplomatic failures.
I mean we can't do much if China may go full retard. They have got what they wanted by taking Pakistan in SCO and its signaling to India is that they will treat Pakistan equally but never below par India. Let see how their bet on limping mule will benefit the SCO and China in long term.
India must play its positive role in this goody goody multy-polarism as Chinese themselves are become villain of the same cause as we can see they have already started confrontations in SCS and with India by supporting Pakistan. Our presence at multi forums will deny them many advantages as they may enjoy being alone.
In a nutshell it is very important for Indians to understand that a very pro active and assertive foreign affairs office was what India required since its inception. By assertive I mean, backed by a nuisance value that China was able to play well. We may grind our teeth against China but they have got where they are today with such pro-active and assertive foreign policy.
We have missed many mile stones (like we lost the nuclear capable nation tag by a decade, and it had domino effect on other targets) that now it has become mammoth task to be equal among our peers. Looking back it looks like we were ruled by either lotus eaters or compromised scoundrels.
Since hindsight is a bitch so won't bother to make Congi supporters more angry but I am now more concerned if Modi (or his successor) be able to sustain the tempo of this new pro active foreign policy. So far he has managed quite well the internal synthetic distraction his haters are inventing like Suit boot, Beef, FOE, Udta te Lehnda etc.