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Raj Malhotra @Rajmalhotrachd on x 33.7K followers
Created: 2025-07-26 01:57:52 UTC
X. China Factor & Strategic Competition 🐉⚔️ #ChinaChallenge #StrategicCompetition
🎯 Neutralizing BRI Influence — Systematic countering of Chinese debt-trap diplomacy #BRICounter #DebtTrapDiplomacy
🏗️ Chinese infrastructure projects: Limited progress, debt concerns
💰 Indian approach: Grant assistance + concessional loans
🔄 Muizzu's China visit precedence: Diplomatic protocol error corrected
🏆 Result: Economics trumps ideology in small state calculations
🌊 String of Pearls Strategy Disruption — Critical blow to Chinese naval expansion in Indian Ocean #StringOfPearls #NavalStrategy
🔗 Maldives = crucial link in China's maritime strategy
🛡️ Indian partnership = strategic denial to Chinese naval presence
📊 Economic dependency shift: China loans → Indian development partnership
⚓ Long-term implication: Indian Ocean remains Indian sphere
🎭 Soft Power vs. Hard Power — Democratic values and cultural affinity prevailing over authoritarian efficiency #SoftPowerVictory #DemocraticValues
🕌 Shared civilizational heritage (Buddhism, Islam coexistence)
🗳️ Democratic governance models vs. authoritarian development
🌺 People-to-people connections through tourism and education
💪 Lesson: Sustainable influence requires genuine partnership, not transactional relationships
XX engagements
