Poor UK and the US are both in decline, perhaps terminally, and find
themselves paying attention to countries they would normally ignore.
Modi, being undereducated, is unable to enter into any high level
discourse with leaders that matter. Among his favourites have been Trump
and Netanyahu and he had to buy arms worth $2.5 billion from each
before he was allowed to see them. Modi likes the two because they are
anti-Muslim bigots like him .
Britain's Johnson is due to visit India soon and he has been making
overtures to Modi. A fresh article in the Guardian offered some
pointers:- India is no democracy but an 'electoral autocracy'- Modi will
not stand criticism from anybody, so Johnson will have to tread
cautiously- UK is playing its own game against China and is looking for
allies [India was badly beaten by China in 1962 & cannot hit back alone]
Read the Guardian article:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/apr/06/uk-faces-difficult-path-as-it-resumes-courtship-with-india
Eddie
