DesiPundit

Nitin fisks a Barbara Crossette article in the Foreign Policy magazine which warned Americans to be wary of India since they are not natural allies-whatever that means.

Third, she predicts that India will not surpass China in anything other than population. Let’s say it will turn out this way. Is her argument that United States should not pursue better relations with India because it has far more poor and uneducated people than China? If this is the case, then Canada (if the Canadians allow), with its high rank on the Human Development Index should help America retain its influence in Asia. Or Kazakhstan, perhaps? And why are those rich, educated South Koreans chafing at American power in their midst when all the Americans are doing is protecting them. Besides, to look at population figures alone, without considering the differences in the future demography of India and China to miss an very important point.