Japan and Korea integrated for much longer in ASEAN and they still declined despite Arab support. The only reason Soviet is not here for much longer is Gulf Arabs do not want it. I have really studied this topic.
India is far ahead in extracting wealth from West (despite Gulf Arab opposition during previous Cold War) and it is not just CEOs. If India does not have worth inside West. i doubt Gulf Arabs would have engaged India on this scale. Gulf Arabs may appoint India to manage Global North. Just like they have African for Global South.
here again Indian minister visit to an Arab country and they are going to talk about Afghanistan. ( The first visit was about to gain Insights).
without this picture there would not be the scale of investment in Uzbekistan. to reach to this picture it need years of work. and than look at SCO map. It only function is to make it useful for Gulf Arabs.
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