India did not heed the USA's demand that 'you are either with US or against US'. That the issue of India buying Russian oil is just being used against India at this late stage really surprises me. But India has little choice when a third of its energy needs comes from Russia on the cheap. India has to sink or swim with Russia for the long haul.
Actually, what has India done for QUAD? Nothing. Likewise, what has India done to move BRICS forward? Nothing other than sabotage. India thinks this is its smartness of playing both sides.
India would love the USA to destroy China, making it the big brother of Asia. USA, on the other hand, wants India to be used to destroy China. But India is not in that league to be able to do that, having still to depend on China for supply chains for its factory of the world ambition. Apple assembling of iPhone is one perfect example. China is not going to cut its nose to spite its face.
China is all the time watching India closely what it is doing for the USA inside QUAD. Thankfully, nothing of substance to talk about. On the other hand, the USA is using India to watch what is going on inside BRICS.
Has India learnt its lesson and still be trusted after what Trump did to it with his 50% tariff? I guess not. When Trump leaves office, another new President may reverse the trend to bring India into its orbit to counter China. As I said earlier, all India wants is benefits, no matter which master it serves.
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Just like the USA behaving and being seen as totally untrustworthy today by foes and allies alike, India has done more harm to itself with its behavior towards its neighbors than what its neighbors have been doing to it. Trust once destroyed can never be easy to be regained.
Had the USA not punished India with its 50% tariff hike, India would never have learned its lesson. Call it a blessing in disguise for India's neighbors. The irony is that India thinks too highly of itself, assuming that it is one country that investors cannot avoid investing in, just like the USA. India gloated about its 'factory of the world ambition' and its next superpower status. Its growing population was going to reap all the 'dividends' that comes with it. It was a wrong assumption that India had to pay a heavy price for.
India's behavior of using retrospective tax and investment laws to punish investors that makes money in India is a lesson for would be investors to stay away, while those having already invested in India to have cold feet and second thoughts about further investments, like Apple and Foxconn.
Having said that, some countries still have great confidence in investing in India. You know who for example.
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