It’s really a sign of how weak the U.S. government has become, which is heartbreaking. US has found it too expensive to invest in its own citizens. It’s almost a ticking time bomb.
Let that sink in.
I'd be shocked if China isn't assassinating people too. They definitely have established "police stations" here and are conducting operations against dissidents and their families, but maybe it hasn't crossed into actual murder. If it has, the US and Canada aren't talking about it; they're barely talking about, or doing anything about, the secret police stations.
I've clearly missed something here. Where can I learn more about what you're referencing here, or what Google search would point me in the right direction?
Here’s the first hit for “India assassinate Canada” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/world/canada/india-assass...
Financing the Abraham Accords [0], using American engines in tanks [1], American fighter jet engines in Indian fighter jets [2], and being a part of 2 bilateral treaty organizations [3][4] absolutely puts India in the US Sphere of Influence.
> has not even voted to condemn Russia
India will never piss off Russia, because India doesn't want Russia to join the Chinese camp [5]. By keeping trade and defense ties with Russia, India minimizes the chances of Russia becoming pro-China instead of neutral during an India-China war (which almost happened in 2020) [6].
Mistreatment of Indian students in Ukraine during the war made a vote in favor of Ukraine politically untenable during election season [7]
[0] - https://www.axios.com/2023/09/07/saudi-india-uae-us-railway-...
[1] - https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/ameri...
[2] - https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/why-ge-pl...
[3] - https://www.state.gov/i2u2/
[4] - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases...
[5] - https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/11/06/india-in-emerging-w...
[6] - https://theprint.in/defence/nearing-breaking-point-gen-narav...
[7] - https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/ukraine-crisis-stra...
Any development in a country that has not washed its hands of Russia should be illegal for selling in the us.
In addition, the recent argument with Canada over the killing over a citizen on Canadian soil comes into play here. That is not what s country under western influence does.
I'm American.
> are going to buy Russian oil and not side with the us (sic) in Ukraine
Well,
1. That oil goes to the EU. If there's a buyer, there's going to be a seller [0]
2. It's at margins barely above the cost to extract, which is as big a financial hit you make make [1]
3. As pointed above, China is the bigger bad to India instead of Russia. It's better to keep countries neutral in a future India-China war
> Any development in a country that has not washed its hands of Russia should be illegal for selling in the us.
Thank god you don't work at the State Department. That's how you alienate every country that isn't in North America and Europe.
China would have the pick of the litter.
[0] - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-27/europe-is...
[1] - https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/revenues-russias...
However, the us is operating from weakness here which is not okay and the situation should have never been allowed to develop to this point. Ironically it may be outsourcing and offshoring in the first place that led us here.
US critical infrastructure development should not be outsourced to countries who have any contact with countries that are we are in a proxy war with.
[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/1751o2e/comment/k4dr... [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/NoStupidQuestions/comments/xssv8o/c...
India is nearly unassailable. Nobody can really conquer a country of 1 billion people anyway, economically they have the size (and therefore power) to be independent-minded, and geographically there is no neighbor that is now a serious threat: China can bicker and skirmish but would have to cross the Himalayas to fight a war, which is impossible. Pakistan has nuclear weapons, but those are useless other than to deter an existential attack by India - using them would be suicide. Bangladesh lacks economic, political, and military power. Others are too small.
India doesn't need to be in the US 'sphere' and serve US interests.