The United States of America & China.. synonymously opportunistic nations against India..?

Siddhant Tripathi
3 min readMay 18, 2021

In the context of the recent happenings around the world amidst the second wave hitting India harder than ever, it has been once again proven that worldwide diplomacy and geopolitics among various countries are solely based on the following notion:

“I will scratch your back.. if you will scratch mine..!”

Although this sounds totally ridiculous when the entire world (except China) is suffering from the heat of the #ChineseCoronavirus.. few countries like the United States of America & China could not spare the opportunity to make fun of the already deteriorating conditions in India due to the nationwide pandemic.

While India and the Indians were struggling past their miseries of losing their loved ones (family members, relatives, friends, neighbors, etc.).. China came out of nowhere and offered its “help & assistance” to tackle the ongoing pandemic and crisis related to the shortage of medical oxygen in hospitals.

But the Government of India.. not forgetting the past bruises given by China after it made efforts to help India and then backstab later, was cautious and straightforwardly ignored (if not directly reject) China’s offer to “help.”
China CANNOT be trusted anyhow.. anytime.. anywhere.

How can we Indians ever forget China’s backstabbing strategy in the form of the Indo-China war of 1962..?
>> Or the scuffle at Doklam?
>> Or the unprovoked assault at the soldiers of our Indian Army Galwan Valley at the hands of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)?
>> Or the illogical claims that China makes upon the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh & other bordering areas?
>> Or the distorted map of India that it uses everywhere showing J&K as Pakistan’s territory?
>> Or the fact that China constantly misuses its veto power to block India’s much-awaited entry into the UNSC?
>> Or that China funds anti-Indian forces to create domestic social unrests like riots, strikes, roadblocks, staged protests, etc. to hinder India’s growth & development along with synonymous protests & rallies in foreign countries?
>> Or that China indulges in the worldwide spread of anti-India propaganda through online & print media thereby maligning India’s global image of soft power dominance?

Whatever China did or is doing or will keep doing.. it will suffer its own fate.
But what about the USA?
How come the US - Administration under the ex-POTUS: Mr. Donald Trump was almost on its toe-tips to help India anyhow.. under present-day POTUS: Mr. Joe Biden, the same US- Administration deliberately stopped the supply of raw materials to India for the manufacturing of life-saving vaccines..?

This act of grave shame & inhumanity should not go unpunished because not only did the American administration endanger the lives of many Indians.. it also put a direct threat to those helpless citizens of foreign nations who are entirely dependent on India’s vaccine supply.

India’s “soft power” is being intentionally taken for granted as India’s weakness.. but neither the USA nor China should ever forget that India is becoming self-dependent in many domains.. gradually!

India’s era of dominance will definitely come in the future.. both these nations would have reached the point of no return by then if they continue with the anti-India approach.

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Siddhant Tripathi

Creative content developer and bilingual translator (5+ yrs. work experience)