Modi's given up because his backers have sold him out in testing CCP resolve. He's probably cursing Trump more than Xi at this moment.
This would be the thinking of the smart analysts and honorable warriors, like Sawhney/Shukla etc. but they have been pushed out of the center and are basically outcasts.
The BJP/RSS political establishment doesn't think like this, because their entire legitimacy is based on projecting an image of India as a superpower in the Western camp. Why? Leaving aside the historical reasons, the political reasons are more obvious. It's the BJP's anti-Congress agenda which dictates much of their politics:
- The Congress party was 'non aligned.' So the BJP/RSS must reject non-alignment.
- Congress leaned more towards the Soviets and Socialism. So of course, the BJP/RSS has to lean towards capitalism and democracy.
- Congress was very suspicious of the US, so the BJP must fully trust the US etc. etc.
The main problem for India is that Congress failed so miserably that the BJP was catapulted to power. Congress is probably the most corrupt political party in the world, in terms of total dollars stolen. Their dynastic politics are ridiculous and their current family-based leadership is a joke. This is why the Indian population fully drank the BJP/RSS's kool aid. Let's not forget that the BJP/RSS are the same people that assassinated Ghandi and committed genocide in Gujarat, so imagine just how bad Congress's rule was for the Indian population to vote for them. The BJP/RSS winning in India is a very similar phenomenon to Trump in the US.
So unless Congress gets its act together OR a new party rises in India and takes control away from the BJP/RSS, there isn't much hope for India to come back to its senses. Granted, Congress was a total bully too in the region, but the BJP/RSS is on a whole other level of douchebaggery.
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victory party is ON lolz