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> Most Westerners have no problem with the idea of India as a global leader. It's because India is still too far behind. When one day India is about to be the

by majia 8y ago

> Most Westerners have no problem with the idea of India as a global leader. It's because India is still too far behind. When one day India is about to be the next global leader, westerners will start to think otherwise. It's always possible to make a fuss about something. India's counterfeit drug, caste system, dispute with Pakistan and interference in Nepal are all going to be great concerns, just like how people are concerned about Chinese Belt & Road, IP theft and South China sea. It happened to Japan, is happening to China, and will happen to India or any other challenger.

saiya-jin 8y ago
By the time this will materialize (if ever, meaning what would have to happen to its neighbor China to have India THE superpower), class system as we know will be gone. It's on the way our already, as western culture and views on equality penetrate indian subcontinent. Dispute with Pakistan - all the info I ever read (and it has been quite a bit since I visited those places), Pakistan was always the aggressor, India was defending itself against invasion on its own land. Pakistan loves to challenge Kashmir since it is predominantly muslim territory, but if we respect all treaties signed since India's independence, its simply part of India. The only reason there are issues is because Pakistan fuels the push for independence which wouldn't be there without this. People in the region would be actually worse off if they would be part of Pakistan. In this specific topic, I have 0 sympathy with Pakistan who is known to support terrorist cells in its neighbors via its secret service, and not event trying to hide it too much. India has something like 150 millions of muslims, overall less conflicts with them then ie in Europe so its not about hindus hating muslims. Also Rajastan territory has tons of muslims and no big issues there (who would fight for a desert). Its a shame that US supported muslim dictatorship instead of multicultural democracy defending itself in this conflict. In the same vein China simply took some Indian territory in 60s by military, there wasn't a regular war since it was very mountainous region with little other value back then. These days they act like nothing happened. But this shows their general mentality - peaceful and avoiding conflicts. US would rather create WW III then give up an inch of its own land. The rest of the points you mention are more controversial, but still, considering what a behemoth the country is, they are surprisingly peaceful.

by majia 8y ago

saiya-jin 8y ago

By the time this will materialize (if ever, meaning what would have to happen to its neighbor China to have India THE superpower), class system as we know will be gone. It's on the way our already, as western culture and views on equality penetrate indian subcontinent. Dispute with Pakistan - all the info I ever read (and it has been quite a bit since I visited those places), Pakistan was always the aggressor, India was defending itself against invasion on its own land. Pakistan loves to challenge Kashmir since it is predominantly muslim territory, but if we respect all treaties signed since India's independence, its simply part of India. The only reason there are issues is because Pakistan fuels the push for independence which wouldn't be there without this. People in the region would be actually worse off if they would be part of Pakistan. In this specific topic, I have 0 sympathy with Pakistan who is known to support terrorist cells in its neighbors via its secret service, and not event trying to hide it too much. India has something like 150 millions of muslims, overall less conflicts with them then ie in Europe so its not about hindus hating muslims. Also Rajastan territory has tons of muslims and no big issues there (who would fight for a desert). Its a shame that US supported muslim dictatorship instead of multicultural democracy defending itself in this conflict. In the same vein China simply took some Indian territory in 60s by military, there wasn't a regular war since it was very mountainous region with little other value back then. These days they act like nothing happened. But this shows their general mentality - peaceful and avoiding conflicts. US would rather create WW III then give up an inch of its own land. The rest of the points you mention are more controversial, but still, considering what a behemoth the country is, they are surprisingly peaceful.