Xi came to Delhi for BRICS on September 12, stayed under 24 hours, skipped dinner Modi hosted for leaders, and left next afternoon
China got India to commit that its foreign policy is not influenced by any third country. India got no acknowledgment of Chinese military support to Pakistan or border incidents in Arunachal. India protested Pakistan holding Kashmir but said nothing about China holding Aksai Chin.
In 2019, Amit Shah said he would give life for Aksai Chin. Seven years later, same minister stays fully silent on Chinese occupation
China has refused to clarify where LAC runs since Modi asked in 2015. India says border peace must come before wider ties improve. China says border is just one issue and ties should advance on all fronts together.
August Special Representatives meeting produced document proposing expert group on boundary, but group does not yet exist. While diplomats talked, Chinese troops blocked Indian patrols at Taksing.
Corps commander meetings in Arunachal happened only because there was active ground level problem that needed addressing urgently.
Retired Lt Gen Panag says India has fallen far behind China economically and militarily. Beijing now believes India does not have weight to demand equal treatment.
Trade deficit with China runs over 85 billion dollars. India depends on Chinese inputs for medicines, electronics, and chemicals. When you rely on your rival for raw materials you need every day, your position on borders weakens accordingly.
Modi government wants normalcy with Beijing, but after 148 months in power, that normalcy is coming strictly on Chinese terms
As I told yu Without Economy Nations Have to Obey directly or Indirectly till India reach at that point :)
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Trump went to airport to greet Xi Jinping on September 23, with red carpet, military band, and bomber flyover
No US president had met foreign leader at that base in 11 years. Same Trump threatened Canada with 100% tariffs, tried to take Greenland from Denmark, and publicly mocked French and Ukrainian leaders. Countries that depend on America get squeezed harder.
Countries that push back and match force with force get treated with care. Xi brought rare earths and soybean offers as cards. Canada brought decades of friendship and got tariffs
In Canada, people calling US reliable dropped from 83% to 35%. In Sweden, from 83% to 31%. In Germany, from 83% to 39%. In France, from 62% to 27%. Across all 36 nations, 76% said they had no confidence in Trump on world affairs - per PEW Research :)
When allies stop believing Washington will keep its word, they move toward other partners. Canada already made trade deal with Beijing. Europe is raising defense budgets without waiting for Washington
US cut tariffs on China from 57% to 47% after meeting Xi in South Korea last October. Trade truce ran 11 months and just got extended through January 2027. Meanwhile EU sits at 15% tariff floor, UK faces higher duties, and South Korea was threatened with restored 25% levies.
Xi arrived in Washington carrying soybean purchases, Boeing orders, and rare earth licenses as bargaining position. Allies who cooperated for decades got tariff walls and public insults.
China, which pushed back at every point, got red carpet at Joint Base Andrews - As I always said with long track record US loves dictators :)
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