India does not appear to enjoy Israel’s military superiority, either in terms of intelligence about its enemies or its defenses against counterstrikes. And Pakistan has nukes. American leadership is needed. It would be nice to have it.
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Israel is fighting militant groups in the loosely-held Palestinian identity. Palestine isn't a military nuclear state. Pakistan is. But even still, India is a much bigger country with more resources than Pakistan. It also controls 80% of the water that goes into Pakistan.
Why do they need American or European or anyone else's leadership. They are not children. Plus the West has played both sides in this conflict for so long, there is no trust.
I am sorry but WTF does the Bulwark know abt what India knows or Pakistan knows.
China may end up supporting Pakistan, but if they do, will they try and take India up past the same? Will Pakistan just send missiles at the dam and blow it? Pakistan did start this with the Kashmir Massacre though... wild times...
I think China's primary goal is to not have a nuclear war break out next to them. They might support Pakistan against India but that alliance is not worth being showered with fallout, especially not over something as dumb as Kashmir
The whole scenario is even odder now...India used to be the world's largest democracy, but under Modi it has slid into pretty fascist tendencies too (Americans don't usually follow Indian politics, but this is a HUGE deal). We don't have a natural ally anymore.
Wild how fallout works, but if one feels the other might shoot first... I've always been under the impression that if India and Pakistan went to war they would be the most likely to use nukes on each other.
Would like to believe that no one would be that stupid, they would just kill each other. But in these fun times, nothing makes sense, including decisions being made.
It would be nice if anyone in the U.S. with the power to provide leadership was actually qualified, knowledgeable, and competent enough to do so. Most wouldn’t be able to identify the border between India and Pakistan on a labelled map.
I can think of NO ONE more unqualified to provide leadership right now than the team of Trump, Vance and Fuckwits, LTD PVT a Cayman Islands corporation.
Pakistan’s main military supplier for some years now has been China, and China’s technological prowess has risen a lot.
China and Pakistan consider each other reliable allies/partners to each other, and even China’s abuses of the Muslim Uyghurs is not a source of friction in the relationship.
Oh come the fuck on. Of course not. CALL AND EMAIL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES DAILY AND DEMAND THEY HONOR THEIR OATHS TO THE CONSTITUTION AND THE RULE OF LAW. DEMAND THEY IMPEACH REMOVE AND JAIL TRUMP AND HIS CABINET. PLEASE JOIN CITIZEN IMPEACHMENT. COM
The International Democracy Union, filled with vile religious nationalist parties & govts, will have many countries willing to step up to assist India. Tell Modi to ask his old bff Stephen Harper, GLOBAL puller of strings & Poilivre’s personal “big daddy”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Democracy_Union
Hot take, neither country is going to nuke the other, even if it escalates to full scale war.
I don’t know what US interests are or which side is more justified, it’s not Russia Ukraine. I don’t really like either country. They’ve fought three wars over Kashmir, they’ll probably fight a few more.
I assume this is a rhetorical question - and the answer is clearly no. And I am not sure he even wants to - in a world of authoriatrian leaders, negotiation will be taking a back seat.
Insofar as Trump will have a response, it will be a ham-fisted one driven by the presence of far-right, BJP-affiliated allies within the GOP, and will almost certainly favor India and Russia at the expense of American interests in the region. India is not an US ally - current or prospective.
Oh sure! He should be able to work out a deal, say, in 7-10 days. He's the best deal maker. Just ask anybody that works for him. They'll be begging for him to make a deal. Oh, shit. That was the tarrif thing. Damn I can't keep up.
No we don’t have any leadership. All the good men have gone. How in the hell did the most powerful country on earth end up in the hands of a circus clown.
The answer to the headline is NO. Marco Rubio is split between 4 jobs and wasn't all that great when he only had one job. Trump has everyone believing that no wars started while he was President. That's because all the attention was on protests & riots on American streets.
India is quite capable of handling their affairs w/o any dumbass American leadership!
Typical uneducated media take
Know nothing about the sub continent
Yeah the fascist-led country is capable of taking care of this conflict, by causing tons of unnecessary death and suffering, and prolonging the oppression of Muslims in Kashmir for decades. Other countries should step in to stop that from happening.
Well, according to Trump, this never would have happened if he was in office. I'm 90% positive he'll be blaming this on Hillary, Obama, Biden or anybody but himself. Then he'll lie, withold info, whatever it takes to try and look better.
He's sure succeeding in tearing the hell out of govt agencies for some one with no plan. He has a plan, and his handlers make sure he follows it. P2025. They let him vibrate around in his head and make stupid DISTRACTING announcements. It just takes the eyes off the plan that they want enacted..
indeed I was going to add a footnote to the effect the MOFOTUS has no plan -- but Bannon and the rest of the crew have had one from the moment they "found their guy"
(see the Frontline interview with Bannon, if you can stomach listening to the human Jabba the Hut).
Have to ask this question - given 1) Vance's meetings with Modi (Jan?/ May) and 2) his family connection to India, did VANCE GIVE MODI THE WINK-AND-A-NOD to attack Pakistan and say DT's admin wouldn't intervene?
Blinken would be all over it. Spineless Rubio with four full time jobs and a boss that throws him under the bus every other week doesn’t stand a chance.
This situation requires sane leadership. If we had voted for an intelligent woman of color instead of a narcissist psychopath, the US would be trying to deescalate tensions between the two countries. Mental incapacity is far worse than mere incompetence. The Fourth Reich will make things worse.
47 and the Republican administration with this??? Yikes , they’d botch this beyond repair . Can we have an adult country like Canada or Mexico take over ??
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That will help, right?
Honestly. We have probably earned this...
I am sorry but WTF does the Bulwark know abt what India knows or Pakistan knows.
STFU
China and Pakistan consider each other reliable allies/partners to each other, and even China’s abuses of the Muslim Uyghurs is not a source of friction in the relationship.
https://youtu.be/Y8fFcV8irOo?si=quU0FzfQ3EH_CAYd
I don’t know what US interests are or which side is more justified, it’s not Russia Ukraine. I don’t really like either country. They’ve fought three wars over Kashmir, they’ll probably fight a few more.
Hopefully Europe can.
No he cannot. Rubio shouldn't try, he'll make things far worse. Let competent adults deal with this, America should sit this out
Yes, too bad for India / Pakistan there is no American leadership at the moment or for the foreseeable future.
No.
But NATO can if they want to.
It's all he's good at.
Typical uneducated media take
Know nothing about the sub continent
(see the Frontline interview with Bannon, if you can stomach listening to the human Jabba the Hut).
They will probably step up.