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© Thomson Reuters 2023.Putin, Xi to attend virtual summit hosted by India's Modi
By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
48 Comments
Haaa Nemui
guys on photo enslave some 2.987.559.786+people... and they don’t want to stop there. Wars were fought to prevent guys like this from wielding that much power.
Paustovsky
The Bad, the Bad and the Ugly.
2020hindsights
Eastman
Nope. That's a looong way off...
TaiwanIsNotChina
No one point of view represents their power combined (wave).
wallace
An international arrest warrant for Putin. Afraid to leave his country.
2020hindsights
Not sure what India gains from being associated with the axis of evil. Apart from cheap oil, perhaps.
TaiwanIsNotChina
The only other pole is China. If that is really who you want to look up to, I guess there is no accounting for taste.
EFD
The midget on the left has a warrant on his head if he leaves his country. And if he WERE to do so, it's unlikely his military would let him back in.
The guy on the right is in search of allies ever since his wolf-warrior diplomacy turned into Panda-puss platitudes (oh, and since he backed the loser on the left).
The guy in the middle is a flaw (to put it VERY mildly) character but seems to be useful to all (including the US).
wallace
Leaders of two of the biggest polluters and Russia dumping nuclear waste into the oceans.
TaiwanIsNotChina
But you hug Trump with no questioning.
EvilBuddha
In the meantime China has occupied 2000 square kms of territory which India used to patrol earlier.
If Indians have the least bit of self respect they should kick Modi out next year and bring someone willing to show some spine to China.
lincolnman
Is that a picture of the major leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization...
Or three of Trump's favorite "geniuses", BFFs, and business partners...
wallace
If it is online, is "attend" the right word or expression?
TaiwanIsNotChina
That's great! Please tell me when such a bloc exists.
garymalmgren
Belarus will sign a memorandum of obligations which will lead to its membership later.
One wonders what those obligations actually are?
gary
deanzaZZR
@Blacklabel Politics certainly makes strange bedfellow.
TaiwanIsNotChina
If you were paying attention we all said India will be India and should have gotten a respectful but not state visit.
EFD
The the American-led democracy millennium has just begun.
Sorry Fascists (and their fan bois). Your time on the world stage draws toward its dubious end.
Matt
I would trust Modi about as far as I could throw him. As dangerous a man as Xi or Putin.
EvilBuddha
Not sure what India gains from being associated with the axis of evil.
It's not as simple as that.
India's membership in the SCO ensures that SCO will never be able to accomplish much.
Previously India has toned down the anti-West messaging that Russia and China have wanted to deliver after SCO summits.
Russia itself brought India into SCO because it was not willing to become a vassal state of China as far as dealing with the 'stans' of Central Asia was concerned.
TaiwanIsNotChina
This but unironically. Imagine having these countries as your "friends".
I'm still here for you.
Going to be tough for that to happen with Stock Market Up. Dollar Strong. Troops safe.
deanzaZZR
The Three Amigos. It's likely not so bad @EvilBuddha. Don't believe everything Palki is saying.
JJE
To refresh, the SOC is a Eurasian political, economic, international security and defence organization. It is the world's largest regional organization in terms of geographic scope and population, covering approximately 60% of the area of Eurasia, 40% of the world population. Its combined GDP is around 20% of global GDP.
Sounds like it exists to me.
Blacklabel
yeah you mentioned that already as your opinion.
You dont need to publicly hug the guy and let him speak to Congress just because you need India.
We need Saudi too, dont we? dont we need China too, in reality?
fist bumpin' was the order of the day there from the handlers.
Huge error as 2 weeks later the hugger is chillin with our enemies (Yes Putin is an enemy of the USA. without a doubt, always has been- except for the embarrassing Clinton reset clock pandering during Obama time).
Biden got played. again.
Blacklabel
hey thats the guy that Biden was hugging last month in the USA.
Why is he hosting an event with 2 of our biggest adversaries?
Blacklabel
stop hugging the person who is emboldening our enemies.
good place to start.
Blacklabel
Didnt they make such a big deal out of NOT shaking the hand of MbS in Saudi?
Fist bump only, fist bump only. Joe! fist bump only! remember!
But then Biden was awkwardly hugging Modi and treating him like an old pal.
He even got to speak to the US Congress did he not?
Now 2 weeks later hes Chillin with Pootie and Pooh, our mortal enemies.
JJE
A fantastic opportunity for many countries to join a growing, dynamic, cooperative, non-bullying or coercive bloc that solves real problems in a practical way and doesn't suffer from the ingrained neo-colonial, garden-jungle mentality that plagues other organizations that treat entire countries, peoples and continents as second-class citizens.
Zaphod
Everybody is tired of USA hegemony over the planet. Good to see multipolar world shaping up.
Blacklabel
Yes, thus the button on MS Teams when you set one up says "invite attendees"
ian
That's a long time ago, Biden probably forgot all about it right after it was uttered
elephant200
The Chinese leader should tell Mr.Modi in the virtual summit that India should get along with neighbour country Pakistan. China is very concerning the situation of Kashmir. Any attempts to change the "Line of Control" will met with China's response. And China is keen to provide weapons and ammunitions to Pakistan military to maintain a military balance. China will hand in 4 diesel electric submarines to Pakistan Navy, China hopes India will not using a pretext to escalate any an arms race in the region !