"Perception"? LOL!It matters. It's about perception. Israel is seen as not just a rich, developed and powerful country, it's also important to the Christian world. So what happens in Israel affects people in the West, hence greater importance paid to happenings in Israel. But the perception of India is very low, and social trends in India are irrelevant to the general public in the West. The only way people will pay attention to India is if changes in India affects them too, and that's only possible if India becomes rich enough. We don't need $50,000 per capita, we only need $10,000. That will make us a $15T economy. Right now, even if half a billion people die in India, it won't affect anybody.
The best way to make perception is by doing things. Why do you think US takes terror threats coming from Islamic terrorists so seriously? Because they have done it once twice many times.
If India also blows up cities in Pakistan without absolutely no warning, after a terror attack the perception will be set in stone. For China for America for everyone else.
Otherwise even if you have 50000000000 trillion dollar economy, no one will take you seriously in military matters because everyone know, you do not even take your own military seriously -- like it happens right now.
A rich person with no power is robbed first.
You do know that China got its hydrogen bomb when they were poorer than us. We... well.... less said is better. Even when China was poorer they did not think twice before attacking us.China's suffered for their mistakes. It was only after Mao's death that China adopted India's policy of restraint and then allied with the West. They have been quiet since the 70s.
Now that they have become a 14, 15 or 18T or whatever economy, they are now starting to screw around.
China does not mess with enemy --even now-- which it could not handle. It does mess with equals easily.
We take shit from anyone. Even Maldives challenges india militarily when it feels like it.
It does not matter how big our economy is as opposed to our enemies.
Why does that happen? Because everyone know India can not do anything militarily.