Trump turning against India, the world's biggest democracy, the most useful pawn to throw at China, and also a member of QUAD, is a defining moment in Trump's policy against China. What is Trump telling India and the world? No monkeying around. Don't ever think of sitting on both sides of the fence and taking advantage of America. America will call the shot and do as I say. Trump must have told Modi in no uncertain terms, cut off buying Russian oil and get out of BRICS. Modi on the other hand, together with his glib tongue EAM Jaishanker, thought they could out talk the Americans and Trump and have the cake and eat it. Just a few wise cracks would win the Americans over and continue to sit in BRICS and QUAD. India is indispensable to both sides.
Trump just shattered India's wet dream. Stop your slippery talks and behave or else. And the 50% tariffs were slammed at India to the shock of Modi and Jaishanker. What happened, all the clever talks not working anymore?
Trump is telling the world, to all its allies and doggies, Americans mean business in wanting to put down China and Russia. This is an all out war. You are with us or against us. Act now. All the American doggies must have got the message and shivering in their pants. Trump is telling them, coercing them to take sides. Period.
Would any American doggies still dare to allege that it was China that is forcing them to take sides, not the lovey dovey Americans? The Americans are not hiding anymore in coercing every country, friend or foe, to take sides. Signs of pressuring Singapore to take sides are everywhere. More serious actions will be taken, especially against Asean countries. No one can escape this, India is a big example, the punching bag of Trump. Staying neutral is as good as like India, sitting on the fence. No good. Unacceptable to Trump and the Americans.
As for now, India has hardened its stand, to be independent, not to be coerced by Trump. As an aspiring superpower, with all the Indians watching, with the whole world watching, India cannot yield to the threats of Trump. But for how long?
Trump has escalated more hostile activities against China. More Chinese would be attacked and arrested in America and elsewhere around the world to force China to bend, to acquiesce. China would have to respond. Trump still thinks he has a lot of cards to play against China, when every card he used is failing.
China is the one with all the cards, not just rare earth. Trump's bank account in China is at risk of being exposed. Trump's business empire in China can also be targeted, banned or seized. Trump can play rough, China too can play rough. China does not have to follow the rules when dealing with a scoundrel, a rogue like Trump.
I am more concern about what would Trump do to Singapore. Singapore would not be spared for sure. Taking down an ex Singaporean CEO of Intel is the start. Fabricating lies about China attacking Singapore is another, and more to come. The Anglophiles must be rubbing their hands in glee. 10% tariff or more akan datang? What about our F35s?
The only Asean country that is very happy is the Philippines. Marcos is preparing to drag all the Pinoys to fight China on the side of the Americans...and declare martial law to rule for life.
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India learned the hard way. India wants to benefit from both sides of the geopolitical divide, thinking that straddling two boats will do the trick. When the boats move apart, it is going to fall into the water, which is happening now.
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.
So the Indians yogurt glib smooth talking scams talks of the bird on the tree into the boiling pot got themselves into the hot boiling pot!
Now shall try again on China!
But frankly China Xi for the sake of harmony and united to counter the damn Americunts shall once again shakes the hands of that snake.
Xi would played diplomatic strategy just to built a front that we are United against the Scoundrels UAssA.
But same time be aware of.the snakes bites.
Tricked once shame on me. Tricked twice and even huhdred times NO SHAMES on these Scoundrels Americunts and Indians.
They are immune to this.
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