Once you realize India is just a shameless clout chaser, its a lot easier to understand them.
I read up back in the 50s/60s China wanted to enter a partnership with India but India rejected it coz China wasn't "cool enough". So in the end China joined Pakistan instead. Zhou Enlai who was said to outsmart Nehru stated he never met a more arrogant person than him. And this was a man who faced his enemies in person who wanted him dead.
To this day India is paying the price because they only chase the current clout and can't see anything long term. One has to wonder how many more mistakes will come to bite it in the ass. If there are enough, the country may not survive it.
