I don't think you watched the lecture. It gives a good overview from a 3rd party. You should watch that first, its good.
I'm only stating facts. The US and India have never been treaty allies. So whether we get any direct help from them in wartime depends completely on the whims of the GOTUS of the day. Given our stance on the Ukraine War, EU officials have openly asked why anybody should help us in case of war with China. The messaging is clear.
Again, you are talking in hypotheticals, i'm telling you that in present time, indian officials are openly singing praises of american help against chinese. We already are dependent on them to counter chinese incursions as we don't have large enough satellite constellation for constant satellite imagery. That's what I was referring to. I don't remember which conference it was, but an indian official was openly admitting to enormous american help in repelling chinese. This is what i mean, narrative in online circles is so detached from reality.
I'm not even sure how EU got into this conversation, i'm talking only about the US.
The Non-Alignment Movement was Nehru's idea. He was naive in thinking the US would be drawn into a war on our behalf without getting something in return. Trump is only spelling out what has been US policy for decades. Their material help was not nearly enough for the uphill task we faced in 1962.
Alright, [w.r.t 1962 war] first the narrative was that they didn't help us, then it becomes - their material help was not nearly enough. What is this logic???
Nehru spent years spitting on american faces, constantly insulting them. Indian NSA was famous for this. Then, Nehru begged them for help when chinese invaded. You should be thankful that americans even helped india after all those insults. Instead the narrative is that their help was not good enough. WTF???
This was you original comment:
US refused to send troops, despite GoI sending them an SoS
So, my question is, after all the insults thrown their way, why the fu_ck would they??? If i was in their place, i wouldn't. This was Nehru's own doing. Where does this entitlement of american help comes from???
The fact that they sent material help should indicate that India & US worked together when our interests aligned even in the times of cold war. That cooperation has reached unprecedented levels as Indian officials sing praises of american help in present times. But the online narrative is just completely removed from reality. Trump is an anomaly. He has ruined america's relations with all countries, so our future cooperation is uncertain, but if they were to lend out a helping hand, do you think indian govt will refuse it, as it is being narrated in this thread???
NO, a big emphatic NO. Indian govt will accept it immediately. That should say it all.
The same reason why US companies flocked to India to outsource ITES/BPO services back in the 2000s - cheap talent, low overheads. However, they will be cautious with tech transfers to Indian cos. They don't want to create another competitor like China.
Absolutely not. low wages are not the only factor that goes into industrialisation. If that was the case, we already would have unprecedented levels of FDI as china's wages are 6 times that of Indian wages. But, india's FDI is reducing year after year.
I have had lengthy discussion on this topic with randomradio with extensive data to back it up. Its in India-France relations thread, go back to 2022-23 time-frame, its all there to read.
They don't want to create another competitor like China.
this is another conspiracy theory that has been brought up again & again. This fearmongering doesn't even make sense & has been debunked time & time again by policy experts. Industrial cooperation is not a tap that can be opened or closed at will. Once a tech is transferred, its done. It cannot be reversed. Its upto us how to use it.
And you can worry about this conspiracy later on when you are good enough to be feared. first atleast become industrialised enough to be feared. You can talk about this when our country reaches that milestone. Whats the point of fearmongering about this right now???