If Canada or any other country would choose to do business with India in its old-fashioned ways, there will certainly be a “global response to global terror”. Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau has a Hobson’s choice on his hand.
India has slowly but surely managed to bring Nepal, Sri Lanka and Maldives to behave after short lived and unsuccessful attempts to play off India against China. India has enough levers in Nepal and Bhutan to keep China's influence under check.
The specter of Pakistan splintering into smaller entities is too real now to be ignored in the new normal. The truth is that it will no longer be business as usual for its deep state, and it’s terminal ailment could hasten the end of an entity we know as Pakistan.
the latest 3rd round of India US 2+2 dialogue which is expected to be held on October 26-27 is of great significance and concrete outcomes are expected.
There used to be a time when USA openly supported Pakistan against India but the scenario has changed. In recent times, USA became the biggest piece in the piechart of India's export list.
China has routinely acted against Indian interests whenever it has got a chance. And India has just tried to appease China by giving in to its desires and requests.
India seems to have has navigated a complex system in which issues in domestic and foreign policy intertwine the lines of power and constantly influence change, where progressively swift decisions and skillful negotiations are required in the face of outbreaks of disease, security threats or other issues.