China is not going to betray Iran over Taiwan for sure. The Taiwan issue can fester for another 76 years, and China can sit around and wait. The Chinese are very patient people. After all, China already tolerated the Taiwan issue since 1949 without attempting to attack the island. All that threat from China against Taiwan is just a figment of the imagination of the war-hawks in Washington. In any case, Xi has warned Trump that the Taiwan red line must never be crossed. Few words, but clear and unambiguous. Trump, I think, got the message and has warned Taiwan not to think about independence. What will the next USA President do is beyond us to anticipate. The further sale of weapons to Taiwan is a sticky issue. Let us see what happens next.
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Modi is visiting all the USA dog houses trying to cut deals with the doggies. Now I believe he is in Rome, escaping from the heat in India. With temperatures around 43 to 45% in the country, it is like standing right in front of a raging furnace. That is just for a start to the hot season, as it will get worse.
The role of India in BRICS is very clear for all to see. India is the trojan horse of the USA, sabotaging the agenda of BRICS. How could a country be loyal serving the USA in QUAD and being loyal to BRICS? Which is also why BRICS must never admit any of the European states in NATO to join BRICS, including Japan and South Korea. Of course, the USA will make sure they do not do so. BRICS is after all a coalition of countries whose ambition is de-dollarization. The Anglo-Saxon Whites still have to hide under the umbrella of the US$ hegemony and is doing everything to help its survival. I think BRICS does not want Singapore as well, right?
Iran fits the 'I' in BRICS perfectly and is doing great work selling oil in Yuan and even talking of collecting tolls across the Strait of Hormuz in Yuan. Now that is an affront to the USA, as doing it intentionally in support of de-dollarization is as provocative as dangling a piece of red cloth in front of a raging bull.
Now Trump is boasting about being 'cocked and loaded' against Iran. I would say 'cocked but hardly loaded' without having the bombs and ammunition to carry out his threat. We keep hearing about his ultimatums since even before the start of the war. Making weapons is not like putting together Lego Bricks. Time is not on the USA side.
Trump made the same ultimatum against North Korea during his de-nuclearization threat against Kim. He wanted de-nuclearization by Kim or else he will bomb North Korea to the stone age and reduce the country to rubble. He said he had a bigger button to press. What happened to all those threats? Figure it out.
India's future is in BRICS, but that door has tentatively closed up for India even if it repents. So, Modi has to go around begging the doggies to help India. Will it work, knowing that India's reputation has gone to tatters trying to play both sides.
India's problem with China and Pakistan are irreconcilable because of Indian greed, pride, arrogance and a sense of false superiority Modi style.
India's problem is more than that. The Indian rupee today is at 96.82 to the US$, reaching for the century mark. Russia's holding of rupees is jiak lat.
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