People say East Asian nations hate China, can the same be said for India except it’s South Asian countries hating them?
I dont think its hate. More of extremely concerned and even afraid of it
We have all seen that Modi is dramatically ramping up nationalism in India and is actively prosecuting its Muslim population
India has also repeatedly shown utter lack of diplomacy, saying many times that it consider the subcontinent its sphere of influence
Also, India has repeatedly tried to control policies of its neighbours
I would say that the elites of these countries are aware of India's naked ambitions in the subcontinent and are scrambling to hedge against it.
I am sure that China, standing up against India during the border skirmish has won it some private "creditworthiness" about its willingless to confront India. And lets not forget that with the growing Chinese economy, China is now trying to get into its fold countries inside India's(perceived..) sphere of infuence
But yes, it is something similar with China. China immediate neighbours are unease about the growing China and are also trying to hedge against it. However I would say that in China's case, the general public fear and hatred toward China is definetely higher than India's neighbours toward India
IMO China's neihbours public and Elites are overreacting and India's neighbours are underestimating the India threat. Strange times...
So, no hatred towards India but mostly concern, worry and fear
