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Andrew Korybko is more pessimistic than Pepe Escobar on this. I think he may be a bit too pessimistic. India's strategic alignment is a balancing act for the government in power. India has along history of playing the US and Russia against each other for its own advantage. The really big issue is the relationship of India and China, traditional enemies that are still locked in various disputes over boundaries. Here again, India is using the US as a hedge with respect to China. Getting...

The details of how hostilities were cooled remain unclear; but for now, at least, there is an "understanding." Looks like the grownups on both sides got involved. Asia TimesLet’s call the whole thing off: India, China row back from warKenny Hodgart