Bharat Rakshak

The late Samuel Huntington, Harvard, advanced the idea of the "clash of civilisations". He noted the shifting relationships between the world's great civilisations, and considered the Western, Muslim and Confucian as, today, the most important.

The West is declining in relative power, Asian countries are economically ascendant and Islam is exploding demographically. Huntington believed that states which shared cultural affinities would group themselves around the leading states of their particular civilisation.

As the West is coming into increasing conflict with these others, it is important that westerners reaffim their shared civilisation as unique. But we aren't.....too many of our politicians embrace the "one world" concept, and are trashing western culture and values to embrace those of the mass immigrant classes. Yet, looking at the world, there is no "oneness".....not a single Muslim country, for example, has moved towards the West. Even Turkey, once believed to be the West's moderate Muslim friend, can now be seen to be nothing of the sort. And Britain's support for its accession to the EU is irresponsible and ludicrous.

Lastly, Indias increasing political and military profile in Chinas neighbourhood, seems to be emerging as another factor of concern for China. Again, there is yet no official criticism in this regard, but the media appear to be taking a tough stand on the issue. Indicating some uneasiness, analysts in China are now noting frequently that India through its Look East policy is trying to get closer to countries like Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. The visits of the Prime Ministers of the three countries to India in July 2007 are being highlighted in this connection.

On the same subject, media criticisms against India from a military point of the view are becoming louder. India is being mentioned by name for hedging against China through developing military relations with the PRCs surrounding countries. Particular mention is being made to New Delhis three-pronged strategy to monitor Chinas missile Systems including in border areas - CARTOSAT 2A satellite programme, radar station in Mongolia (to monitor space activities in Gansu, South of Mongolia) and cooperation with the US, Japan, Australia and even Taiwan (in the field of Signal intelligence)[10]. Reference to India-Taiwan collusion marks a new trend. Further evidences of Indias foray into areas traditionally under Chinas influence, are being quoted by Chinese experts - the recent visits of Indian Naval vessels to ports in Vietnam and the Philippines after their calls in New Zealand, New Delhis supply to Myanmar of sea reconnaissance planes, setting up of military points in Afghanistan and Tajikistan and the expected visit of Indias aircraft carrier to Malacca Straits and the Pacific subsequent to the Bay of Bengal Exercise[11].

Prem wrote:Beijing's stupid, short-sighted, self-fulfilling acts of economic coercion
The embargo is expanding" beyond Japan, said one of the three rare earth industry officials, all of

Viktor Ivanov said the unprecedented joint operation hit four laboratories near the border with Pakistan, caused up to $1 billion in damage to the wider drug trade

Mr Ivanov says they seized up to 200 million doses of heroin.

So far it has mostly been limited to Russia providing its territory for U.S. military transit.

The raid destroyed three heroin labs and one morphine lab, which were located about three miles from the Pakistan border at an important drug trafficking crossroads, Ivanov said.

Acharya wrote:
Check this scenario which is never discussed by Kaplan. IOR is not going to be the theatre of conflict but the land borders around the Himalayas will be the region of real conflict

kmkraoind wrote:
The raid destroyed three heroin labs and one morphine lab, which were located about three miles from the Pakistan border at an important drug trafficking crossroads, Ivanov said.
Its a large amount. The day is not far when Uncle Sam ditches its mehabooba and cuddles with Bear. You name any dirty profession, you will end up finding Bakis or Bakistan.

abhishek_sharma wrote:Timothy Garton Ash's interview available at charlierose.com. Useful for understanding EU

ramana wrote:Philip, I would only add that PRC is US nutrured munna. Its not what it appears. It was along project from 1850's and led by the US missionaries: Mary Knoll order. Until this layer of social engineering is removed there are no hopes of any adjustments with India.

ramana wrote:What do you think is going on since the sixties?

ramana wrote:Maybe, Maybe not.

Have you read about Yale Divinity school and its graduates?
Do you know where Mao got his learning?

Do you know about the US "Open Door" policy towards China?

abhischekcc wrote:I was not sure about the depth of US-China cooperation until I read the review of Raghua Rajan's book on another thread on this forum. It mentions three fault lines in the global economy that led to the present crisis. One of these is the progressively increasing ineqaulity in the US since the 70s. To subdue the clamour for more benefits by the lower and middle classes, US elite instituted the policy of cheap credit.

They needed some country to mope up the flood of dollars as well as provide cheap good to mask the fact that the purchasing power of US commoners was going down. Enter the tiger economies/Japan/China.

Eventually all this led to the RE bubble.

The other two faultlines mentioned are the mercantile/export led policies and consequent bloating of forex in central banks of some countries. These two are part of the

The progression: increasing inequality in US -> cheap credit -> need for someone to mope up the flood of dollars and provide cheap goods to US -> mercantile policies in East Asia -> large forex reserves -> RE bubble.

This clearly proves that not only does US have the ultimate responsibility for starting the crisis, the conditions that led to the crisis are still continuing.

But that is besides the point. The question was of China's actual role for the US domestic policy. China provides the means by which the US elite have enhanced inequality in their own society while keeping the chances of social revolt to a minimum.

China is the ultimate running dog of American imperialism - the ultimate pakistan. It won't be abandoned and its large pile of forex will be 'handled'. Most probably by dumping on unsuspecting countries of the G20 by promising them more 'power' in the global scheme of things.

Acharya wrote:there are 3 implicit prerequisites to be a member of of the UNSC permanent members (notice "security")

- big money
- nukes
- geostrategical influence

All current members have those 3 at different levels

abhischekcc wrote:
England and France fall flat on the basis of 'big money' and 'geostrategical influence'. Their era is long gone.