Indien verliert Südasien gegen China
https://www.cfr.org/blog/india-losing-south-asia-china
Indien verliert Südasien gegen China
https://www.cfr.org/blog/india-losing-south-asia-china
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SS: Joshua Kurlantzick, writing for the Council on Foreign Relations, argues that India is rapidly losing strategic influence across South Asia to China, despite its historical dominance in the region. While India once held significant sway over countries like Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh, often dictating policy and forging strong security and economic ties, recent political shifts have seen pro-India leaders ousted in favor of governments turning to Beijing. In Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina’s fall amid protests gave rise to an interim administration that has embraced Chinese investment while fostering anti-India sentiment. Similar transitions in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal have further eroded India’s clout, with new leaders openly courting China, signing defense pacts, and endorsing Beijing’s economic model and geopolitical ambitions. Though India remains a major global power, its diminishing regional hold forces it to divert more resources toward stabilizing its immediate neighborhood, weakening its broader strategic reach.
Both India and China are hated by almost all of their own neighbors, and are good friends with each other’s neighbors. This isn’t news.
I wonder if they (India) will begin to look more toward states like Thailand, which they’ve been to foster a pretty decent relationship. There is a not so insignificant Thai-Indian class that wields influence in the country. Or even Malaysia, where there are also a high number of influential Malaysians of Indian descent.
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Decades of Gandhian philosophy will do that to a nation
I guess only Bangladesh unrest cannot be pointed in that direction. Rest of the south Asian countries are maintaining good relations with India though. Ups and downs comes with Nepal and Srilanka but that’s more under control and India doesn’t mind small moves unless it really goes out of control and angers India then India does what it does. Bangladesh will soon realise the same that it is not feasible for them to have bad relations with India specially when the care taker guys go..
To be fair India’s economic inferiority in comparison to China is nothing new. This article is saying as much as water is wet.
Other than the Islamic neighbours and China (both for obvious reasons), who is hating India? And China is simply richer with more to offer.
I swear, writing pointless articles must be an easy gig thesedays.