Isn't this what ever country does? Every country looks after their own interest and only fools try to make others happy.
How will having another acknowledged Super Power (Russia) will help Indian interest globally???? Russian will look for their interest not Indian interest.
Yeah, it will help. Just like it is helping Syria at present, has been helping Iran for a long time, helped Novorossia. It is the non-assertiveness of any power globally that emboldened USA so much that they started rampaging around in the guise of spreading "democracy". Even if that meant ousting Democratically elected office-holders to suite their own purpose. The USA and its war-machinery (including financial machinery like IMF) has been getting its own way for a long time, and the result is what you see globally. Russian assertiveness is what saved Novorossian people and now keeping ISIS from over-running Syria. Also, Russia is not going to help India, unless in its own interest - even a child knows that.
Also, lets this way. India has a significant influence globally, but will that matter if all the power in the world is accumulated with a single nation? Then the wish and will of USA will be imposed on everyone, and anybody will invite a invasion or military strike if they went against USA's will. Remember 1971, when USA was prepared to invade India to support Pakistan? Remember when USA supported dictators in Vietnam? Without another power to counter USA, India would have lost 1971, as India could not have protected its coasts from the fleet of USA or South Vietnam would still be under a dictatorship.
In every sphere of power and influence, some kind of balance is required so that the power cannot run havoc with impunity. Common sense.
Btw, you forget that China is at the verge of becoming the 3rd Super Power. All thing that is preventing it from being one is its dismal international image and needless posturing, which makes it unreliable. A super power cannot be a super power unless it has some kind of reliability with its allies.
Just another day dream. I think you need to research a bit more about term Super power.
Russian Federation is Potential superpowers at best.
"A
superpower is a
state with a dominant position in
international relations and is characterised by its unparalleled ability to exert
influence or
project power on a global scale" - This is what wikipedia says, and actually it fits my understanding too.
Now, if you say that Russia doesn't have major global influence, I would stop arguing with you right now. There is no potentiality to it. Russia ignored USA and its whole lot of allys, went to 1000s of kms from its own border and bombing at a place defying USA and blasting away the forces that USA supports. Now, if you still don't accept Russia as a Super Power - powerful enough to counter USA, obviously not in every matter, you may need to learn the basics of international affairs.
Well, my day-dream involves IAF bombing the terror camps at POK; and having Baluchistan and Sindh as a separate countries when Kashmir is in entirety within India. I don't dream about Russia, neither I am a diehard fan of it.
Economy and military do matter.
When did I deny? But, not in the scale as it is projected. The results of examinations matter more than how long you have studied, how expensive your private tutor was, how ultra-modern your school was or how good your pens were. When the result came, USA has failed at every exam in last decade.
Hardwares and economy matters. Just look at the looses suffered by USA compared to Soviets. Afghanistan by itself is unconquerable. You need to visit Afghanistan to understand this. As far as Americans are concerned they achieved this goal in Afghanistan.
In Afghanistan Soviets wanted to keep the nation and rule it - unlike USA which was not interested in ruling it. The soviet troops were actively spread out initially to suppress the Mujahideens, when USA just built fots in places and let the whole regions go to hell around them. Also, when Soviets were there and when USA was there - it has 20 years of time gap and 20 years of technical gap. Did Soviet or for the matter contemporary USA forces had drones 20 years ago? Or so sophisticated satellite coverage? How much difference these two technology alone would have made during Soviets time, just imagine - if you are able.
They killed OBL and also after 9/11 their hasn't been a major terrorist attack on continental US.
That's another shot against USA. Their own vassal state whose lifeline was beholden to USA, harboured OBL for such a long time, and even when caught pants down USA could do to squat to Pakis. Now, compare that to Chechen rebels. Most of them have been dead over a decade, and rest had to flee.
As for Iraq War :
Before the 2003 invasion, Iraq's domestic oil industry was fully nationalized and closed to Western oil companies. A decade of war later, it is largely privatized and utterly dominated by foreign firms.
From ExxonMobil and Chevron to BP and Shell, the West's largest oil companies have set up shop in Iraq.
The war is the one and only reason for this long sought and newly acquired access.
Well, you see you are validating my own point. For resources USA can go to any extent, so some other power to counter it is very very much required. The Iraq invasion happened when Russia was still not in a position to flex its own muscle, which no longer is the case.
However, regarding Iraq. Yes, western MNCs got access to the oil, but how long it will be is anybody's guess given growing Russian influence in Iraq and Iraq's antipathy towards USA for all the mess it has created. Also, given oil's price being spiraling down, even USA would be reluctant to indulge in another messy engagement. Even the worst kind of redneck in Texas would not support military action if Iraq govt. starts blocking access to the oil gradually.
As for Syria their is no oil for which US will physically get involved in the conflict. Its pure economics and nothing else. Hence the Americans will let Russians do what they want.
Boy, you are naive. USA cannot stop Russia from doing what it is doing unless it is ready to go to war against Russia. Putin has set his feet down and whole of the Europe doesn't give a fuck about Obama's 'moderate' rebels anymore. Americans have been pushed to so much backfoot and lost so much face that it has actually become a laughing stock. Do you think, if USA was confornted by some other nation whom it can strongarm, it would have let such a humiliation heaped on it? Also, it is not solely about Syria. Do not peek and choose. Remember Ukraine? Georgia? There too USA had to eat humble pie.
In 90s, Russia was too weak and still recovering from the huge blow of collapse of USSR, and it could not protect its interests in Europe. But, that is no longer the case.
And yet people have started claiming Russia is a super power.
Honeybun, you have read too much of western propaganda. The proof of the pudding is eating it. The western propaganda may have you believing that there's only one supah powah, however recent events do prove that USA may be the global bully, but not the undisputed strongman.
No country super-power or not will counter any other country (leave USA out of the equation) for Indian interest.
there you go talking BS. Of course, any counrty, super power or not, will counter any other country for Indian interest, if India is more valuable to it, or Indian interests is same as its own interest.
The Global play is about serving one's own first. If India is more valuable to USA than China, of course USA will counter China, just as USSR did once.
Lets just talk about how we can make sure Indian interest are maintained and no other country will screw with us.
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Well, the whole bloody forum is only for that. Whether Russia becomes a Super power or not, means squat unless it affects India.
But, since, in absence of a multi-polar world, having a bi-polar would is better, Russia's status is important from India's POV.
