Letters to the Editor
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@bigguns
India and China love our two wars. They spend billions on infrastructure and we spend trillions on imperialism.
Dunno about China. As an India-watcher, I can assure you that India does not love the two US wars, and the threatened third one with Iran.
1. India needs a quick and successful conclusion to the US/NATO war in Afghanistan with a non-Islamist government in charge; no Taliban, no refuge or training camps for terrorists/militants that constantly strike India, and less room for Islamist extremism in Pakistan.
2. Remittances from Indians working in the Middle East still rival earnings from software, as well as giving gainful employment to millions of Indians. India imports 75% of its petroleum needs and depends on the Middle East. That region is also a major target for India's exports. India needs a stable and peaceful Middle East. A normal Iraq would be helpful, too.
3. India's energy needs also make its relationship with Iran very critical to it, both for petroleum and for natural gas. The US relationship is also strategic and India would prefer not to have to choose sides.
4. After Russia, India's largest defence partner is Israel (in terms of military equipment imports to India).
I think India would very much want the US to abandon its neocon ways and instead proceed by diplomacy.