Indian Brass & A2 Revolt Against USA - Embrace Xi
India's military elite formally rejected the American alliances, this week, with the announcement of not only the Rolls Royce & Reliance jet-engine partnership (one that was supposed to be with General Electric), but also Rahul Gandhi's revelation of the Indian Brass conceding contested border lands to Xi.
A press article from this summer, on the failure of GE's jet engine initiative in India: costs rising "nearly threefold" is the Establishment delicately saying, "No".
Rahul Bedi
Why Did India Change Sides?
It would not be completely fair to say India "betrayed" the US: indeed, India publicly defended and supported Israel, engaged in minor skirmishes with China, and credibly pinned-down substantial PLA resources on the Ladakh frontier.
What broke the American-Indian alliance was relentless inflation: India simply could not survive the inflationary shocks from the Ukraine war and attending imposition of tariffs from Trump and sanctions on Russian commodities.
Indian Army - Indian Eminence Grise
The Indian Army retains great self-consciousness about being one of the few institutions that still function within post-Colonial India. To this extent, the deep power within India resides in her Army and the associated Intelligence services.
Inflation Broke Indian Domestic Politics - Indian Army Simply Responded
Look below at the "main inflation" indicator for India: the USD-INR FX rate.
Simply appalling - how could India preserve social stability as the rupee approaches ONE-HUNDRED RUPEES TO THE US DOLLAR, with the US dollar itself already devalued!
The Army Brass switched sides because they know something - they know the same thing they knew:
Asia is going to war.
Asian Military Theatre Means Food Riots - IF India Remains US Ally
If India remains a stalwart US ally into the upcoming Asian conflict, not only will she face catastrophic inflation but also ethnic and religious riots.
The Indian Brass literally did the math with their academics and intelligence services and simulated, with great accuracy, the impact of a Taiwanese blockade-cum-missle war on India's economy and stability.
It was bad...
CATASTROPHICALLY BAD.
Indian Brass - Cut Ties With US, Make Peace With Xi - Hold Fast Into the Crisis
By cutting ties with the US and making peace with Xi, India returns to her historical "non-aligned" foreign policy. Indeed, with a new government, likely Congress, she can re-negotiate terms with the Americans after the conflict with the neo-Soviet Union has dragged all American allies into a inflationary hell.