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Kishida says India 'indispensable' in ensuring free Indo-Pacific

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he should go to school and learn that if he keeps threatening or even attacking peaceful China, the Taiwan Strait will definitely be blocked and all trade, (resources including energy, semiconductors, agriculture, food, manufacturing components), will be bye bye.

Is this more of the more of the thug logic of "I hate person A. Therefore I will stab B because they are in the way."?

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Which doesn't actually mean a free and open Indo-Pacific, but one controlled by the US.

Said literally nobody outside of China. The US doesn't control India, Vietnam, the Phillipines, etc. etc.

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India is BRICS territory and India is more aware of taking care of its relations with China than being part of the little theater that decadent west is mounting in the region..

Nobody is anybody's territory, least of all an "alliance" with zero principles like BRICS. India and China haven't agreed on their border and have skirmishes all of the time on it. Interesting Xi isn't using his miracle diplomacy to solve that.

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Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam meaning the 'World is one Family' lays emphasis on commensality and conviviality.

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well Fumio BRICS is BRICS,you are just second in line...enjoy your food

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India's relations with China nosedived after 20 Indian troops died in clashes with Chinese soldiers in 2020 on their disputed Himalayan frontier.

The solution here is simple. Decide once and for all on the border, and build a great wall on it.

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India is a fine country. I have been there every decade for the last thirty years. I have seen the way it has modernized. Last time I was there, the people were flying from city to city on LCCs with mobile phones. They like the freedom. And it is a democracy. India is a key player and I believe they will choose the free world if they have to choose over cold authoritarianism . Heres hoping

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Is India the senior partner in this relationship?

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India is known for conducting naval exercises with Russia and China in the Sea of Japan right in front of Japan’s eye.

Nonsense.

India has not conducted any naval exercises with China. India has conducted joint naval exercises with Japan and US.

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Kishida should go to school and learn that India is not in the Indo-Pacific.

The "Indo-Pacific" encompasses the Pacific and India Oceans and littoral seas like the South China Sea, Arabian Gulf and Straits of Malacca. India pretty much dominates the Indian Ocean so, yes, India is very much a part of the Indo-Pacific..

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Kishida should go to school and learn that India is not in the Indo-Pacific.

he should go to school and learn that if he keeps threatening or even attacking peaceful China, the Taiwan Strait will definitely be blocked and all trade, (resources including energy, semiconductors, agriculture, food, manufacturing components), will be bye bye. Ukraine has been over 1 year, but Afghanistan and Iraq has lasted 20 years and counting. How long can Japan survive eating grasshoppers and drinking home brewed sake?

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Any nation can sail right up to the 12 nm limit of US territorial waters with no worry. 

And, closer during transit.

https://amti.csis.org/the-legal-rationale-for-going-inside-12/

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Kishida is welcome only as long as he plays the role of a cash dispenser to the region. The idea of free and open Indo-Pacific is fine, but India is known for conducting naval exercises with Russia and China in the Sea of Japan right in front of Japan’s eye.

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This explains all:

Japan is the 5th largest investor in Indian economy with cumulative FDI inflows of $ 38.3 bn from April 2000 to December 2022. Currently, over 1455 Japanese companies are operating in India

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This is a smart move for Japan, and I have long said they need to look into forming a military partnership with India, now the most populous country in the world and one which we may see unprecedented economic growth during the 21st century.

Japan needs a strong ally that is not formally associated with the United States or other western powers (NATO). As proven through recent events, the latter has been shown to be erratic and unreliable in moments of global crises. They're not even properly or efficiently cooperating with each other anymore; this was on full display during the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines last year. Don't get me wrong, it's in Japan's best interest to milk their relationship with the US as much as possible. But at the end of the day, you can never rely on them.

Both the US and China are on borrowed time and will end up cooking themselves by 2100, so if Japan wants to have a good future, it's best just to step back and watch them do it, and prepare for the real global challenges that will come into play after those two have fallen off the hill. That moment in time will determine whether Japan can find new 22nd century prosperity while other major powers fade into irrelevancy.

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Which doesn't actually mean a free and open Indo-Pacific, but one controlled by the US.

The US does not control any ocean. It honors the territorial waters of all nations. The US doesn't build islands in international waters then claim them as their own. The US doesn't draw an arbitrary dotted line around a vast stretch of international waters and claim this as their own sovereign territorial waters. Any nation can sail right up to the 12 nm limit of US territorial waters with no worry. The Russians anchor their intelligence ships just outside the 12nm limit near major US naval bases and nobody says anything about it. But China has said that all seafaring nations are supposed to obtain their permission in order to sail through the South China Sea even though the SCS are international waters. China cries like a baby every time a US warship sails through the Taiwan Strait even though that too is international waters. China claims it as their own. China tries to claim that they can prohibit naval vessels from sailing inside their EEZ which is clearly not legal under centuries old international maritime law. The US does not seek to control use of the worlds oceans. Rather the US and its allies seek to prevent China from gaining control over the worlds oceans. The US and its allies want to keep international seas and airspace open for all to use.

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a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Which doesn't actually mean a free and open Indo-Pacific, but one controlled by the US.

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@sakuraEspecially after Japan lost foothold in Africa with China

Cheering on China's imperialistic aims?

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India is about as far from "free" as it gets. For examples, it ranks 150th in the world on the Press Freedom Index. But I understand that two ultranationalists would have a slightly different perception of "freedom" than most of us.

Correct. The BJP and Mr. Modi are very nearly as authoritarian, nationalist and oppressive as the CCP and Xi Jinping are. There is very little difference other than which ethno religious group they promote.

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India is BRICS territory and India is more aware of taking care of its relations with China than being part of the little theater that decadent west is mounting in the region.

Risible nonsense. India and China are bitter enemies and military rivals.

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free and open Indo-Pacific

India is about as far from "free" as it gets. For examples, it ranks 150th in the world on the Press Freedom Index. But I understand that two ultranationalists would have a slightly different perception of "freedom" than most of us.

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The India is BRICS territory...

BRICS be damned.

Russia, China, Iran and Saudi Arabia are going to try to form an alliance against Democracy.

In such an environment, India and Japan have to support each other too.

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Street food?

Has Kishida never heard of Delhi Belly?

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India is BRICS territory and India is more aware of taking care of its relations with China than being part of the little theater that decadent west is mounting in the region..

US errand boy again arriving late..

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 ensuring free Indo-Pacific

Also ensuring Japanese project run without any issue

https://asia.nikkei.com/Economy/PM-Modi-and-Japan-s-Abe-launch-Indian-shinkansen-project2

Especially after Japan lost foothold in Africa with China

https://www.theafricareport.com/183370/china-is-delivering-over-30-of-africas-big-construction-projects-heres-why/

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/economically-stressed-china-stops-funding-big-projects-in-africa/articleshow/97989937.cms

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