France has 67.4M people.
India has 1.38B people.
But France has a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, and India does not.
So why do people claim the world order is "democratic"?
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Throughout history, power has been held by those who make their own weapons, fight and win wars, and who can stare down peers with threat of brute force and who hold economic leverage. Two facts: the world has never been democratic and incumbents never seek to share power.
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India will force its way to the table in the next 15 years. By then, it’ll be a $10T economy with an indigenized military that forces the Chinese (and Americans) into accommodation. Or simply, a new UN of sorts will get formed down the line, where India leads the global south.
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India's entire approach to foreign affairs is one dimensional opportunism. They have never taken a side on big defining ideological questions, which means they aren't international leaders, which means they will not be at the table.
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Perhaps the least cerebral comment I’ve come across on this platform. The big defining ideological question - to side with a criminal syndicate operating out of DC or an autocratic regime in Moscow. Given that’s the sole point on which the comment was made, I have nothing to say.
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keep up with the central issue of our time "Pakistan Bad", I'm sure superpower status is right around the corner
There is some misconception about Pakistan just because it is not a problem for rest of the world (because India is dealing with it).
Military power of Pakistan>> military power of Ukraine
Pakistani is one of the atomic power.
5th or 6th largest army (by size) & Population.
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I love how you think it's a misconception. Like rightly said, Pakistan is the West's useful attack dog, a useful dog to keep the region perpetually destabilized to keep their control in the region. Look at how Iran is treated vs how Pak is treated even as both-
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comment is apt lol. India might not want to weigh in Washington vs Moscow debate, but it is safe to say India is very hesitant to take sides in any debate. Where is India’s stand on Israel vs palestine? Or taiwan vs china, etc.? Middle ground isn’t for leaders
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americas russia bad obsession hasnt prevented it from having a seat at the table has it
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Interesting reading Surya Daniel comments. IMO both POV correct. Nevertheless, an alternate should emerge.
As opposite to Russia bad? Pakistan was never our issue they promote terriorst in our country and around the world to (ofcourse yey sre not the only one just 1 part of a bigger Puzzle), US funded them all this time and they used this money to fund & protect terriorst like Osama
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Of course we will look after the threat Pak posses to us
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