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I find it fascinating that people think China and India are friendly (or plan to be friendly) to each other.


Countries are not friendly or hostile to each other. They have different geopolitical goals that sometimes converge and sometimes diverge.

Remember that those countries have highly pragmatic external relations policies and are probably a bit tired of being bossed around by the west.

Notwithstanding the possible merit of the decision, weaponizing the US dollar monetary system against Russia would inevitably have some unintended side effects. One of them is that countries like China, India, Iran, and Saudi Arabia would become interested in strengthening their commercial, monetary, and diplomatic ties.

I can assure you that across the other side of the fence from the western world, every leader started wondering what it would take for their countries to have their foreign reserves seized and have their banks cut off from the western banking system.

We can be certain that Saudi leaders absolutely despise the Americans and that this feeling is reciprocal. Yet, Saudi Arabia has been a strategic partner of the USA for decades because their particular interests aligned in many things.

If their common interests align, you can be sure that China and India will find common ground for agreement.


You're right. Sanctions destroyed the credibility of the USD. Also, cutting Russia from Swift.

If that can happen to Russia, it can happen to any country.

Regarding your point about common interests aligning.

In last few weeks Saudi and Iran relationships are improving.

If that's possible, India and China can surely continue doing business together.


BRICS is an economic alliance not a Military alliance.

NATO is backed by ideology to an extent. BRICS don't claim to have any such underlying principles.

China and India have a USD 135 Billion Annual Trade.

Practical Relationship - Not friends, Not allies, will do business together.

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Sometimes it's good to know that the other person is not your friend.

Otherwise, like Europe one might find out that their friend and ally might not always have their best interests at heart.


Or than South Africa is friendly to South Africa. :P




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