Pakistan is seeking to cash in on dramatic shifts in global power plays. By edging closer to Moscow, it can potentially help Russia recover much of the ground it is losing in South Asia as its Soviet-era ally, India, veers more and more into the U.S. orbit.
Both China and America are courting Bangladesh because being next to the Bay of Bengal it can provide easy access to the Indian Ocean, which funnels much of the world trade. By controlling this sea lane, America can choke off China’s economy. Bangladesh can give China an alternative land route via Burma
As the quarrel went on between Hindus and Muslims, the colonial rulers made drastic changes to the way they exchanged information with the Indians. In the 1830s, English replaced Persian on the higher governmental level and the vernaculars became the medium of transactions on the lower.
Two possibilities are on the horizon: A one-state solution, which calls for merging the territories with Israel, and the other is to give Jordan parts of the West Bank and remodel the kingdom as a Palestinian nation.
Like America, India needs to heal, too; the nation is dangerously divided along religious lines. But the Indians can’t rely on Modi to bring the country back together.
Since independence, Delhi has been obsessed with Pakistan, a disoriented nation that is just one-fourth of India in land, people and natural resources. As a result, India today finds itself dwarfed by its real rival, China.
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