India’s overseas coverage continues to do Cha-Cha-Cha in reverse gear – one step ahead, two steps again. There is far emphasis on studying from the previous, however we forgot Chanakya’s mantra of Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed, whereby Gadhey Ko Mama Bolna Chahiye (name the donkey “Uncle”)) when wanted, be it Tom, Jerry or Donald Trump. Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to the US to attend the Quad Summit chaired by then POTUS Joe Biden, Trump introduced “friend” Modi will come to see him. But Modi averted him, which ignited Trump’s tail. Then got here the lacking name to Donkey Uncle.
Pakistan “bought” Trump regardless of India being the fourth largest world financial system, although our debt reimbursement is turning into tough with 40%+ taxpayers’ cash going into repayments.
Social media is awash with India cocking a snook at Trump’s 500+ tariffs risk as a result of we’re signing FTA with a number of international locations. Then why has India’s import of Russian crude dropped 29% month-to-month, recording lowest ever in December 2025? Now the Reliance Group is to purchase oil from Venezuela in USD, consuming additional into our reserves and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav attended a uncommon mineral assembly within the US. American weapons and weapon platforms proceed to be imported regardless of confirmed unreliability of the US. A billion-dollar plus deal for F-404 engines is just for 80% know-how switch, not 100%. In Trump’s first presidency, we gave up on cheaper and next-door Iranian oil and now we’re scared to take the Russian provide of Su-57 with full know-how switch underneath Make in India – going for dearer Rafales (greater kickbacks)? A tweet by Dr. Brahma Chellaney, says..
What does it say about India’s Reliance group — owned by Mukesh Ambani, the nation’s wealthiest man — that it’s among the many first overseas entities to line as much as purchase Venezuelan oil successfully seized by the United States? By pursuing this commerce, Reliance is implicitly recognizing…
— Dr. Brahma Chellaney (@Chellaney) January 11, 2026
An Indo-American view is that India misplaced Trump to Pakistan not solely as a result of Modi not telephoning Trump, and Trump’s idiocies, but in addition as a result of: one, Vinay Kwatra was posted as India’s ambassador to the US regardless of his dismal efficiency in Bangladesh; two, tackling the Donald Trump Administration was left to EAM S Jaishankar and his son Dhruva Jaishankar who’s influencing India’s overseas coverage.
India’s appeasement of the US is within the backdrop of Indian politicians settling their kids within the west. Dr. Jaishankar’s son Dhruva and daughter Medha are US residents dwelling within the US. NSA Ajit Doval’s son Vivek is a British citizen, dwelling in Singapore, and director of the ‘GNY Asia Fund’; registered 13 days after Modi introduced demonetisation in November 2016. There are allegations of potential conflicts of curiosity and hyperlinks to elevated FDI from Cayman Islands after demonetisation. Of Piyush Goel’s two kids, one is settled in Washington DC. These are solely few examples.
US ambassador to India Sergio Gor posted on X: “A quick update: @SecRubio Just concluded a positive call with @DrSJaishankar. They discussed next steps regarding our bilateral trade negotiations, critical minerals and a possible meeting next month.” So, we’re on the lookout for a crucial mineral take care of the US (like Pakistan) whereas importing REEs from China! Fearing Trump, no defence deal was introduced in the course of the latest twenty third India-Russia Annual Summit at New Delhi. Expect the identical meek method (submitting to commerce in Dollars) when India chairs the 2026 BRICS Summit: with Jaishankar already asserting deal with ‘humanity-first’ technique to advertise world welfare. What humanity first when India lacks guts to sentence extreme human proper violations in opposition to girls by Taliban and genocide in Gaza with 71,000+ Palestinians killed and assaults persevering with?
Europe, with its Nazi-cum-neo-Nazi tradition, will proceed to be a part of Washington’s kennel membership. Witness German Chancellor Friedrich Merz raised the problem of India importing Russian oil throughout his latest journey to India. With whole deal with commerce, FTA’s are sought sans “any other” consideration. After financial offender Lalit Modi jeered India, the MEA says “will bring back all fugitives” by 2047? Several financial fugitives have origins/corporations in Gujarat, and plenty of like Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya, are within the UK. So why didn’t we hyperlink their extradition with the FTA when India and the UK have an Extradition Treaty efficient since 1993? Is this deliberate act being deflected by the election stunt of getting again the Kohinoor?
India’s backflip from a feigned stand in opposition to China, to prostrating is much more amusing. Gone is India’s demand for return to the 2020 pre-April territorial standing and troop deployment by each side in Eastern Ladakh. Shaksgam Valley is within the highlight presently, however PLA deployments in Shaksgam and enhancing infrastructure has been ongoing for years. A brand new Chinese street coming into Shaksgam via Aghil Pass, and a Pakistani street connecting Muzaffarabad to Mustagh Pass on the border with Shaksgam, and linking past to Yarkand in China was within the works. China plans to open a entrance for Siachen from the North via Shaksgam and thru Turkistan La. Now China has unambiguously claimed that Shaksgam Valley is Chinese territory, coinciding with a vice minister–led Chinese delegation visiting BJP headquarters in New Delhi. Chinese assist to Pakistan throughout Operation ‘Sindoor’, which resulted in a number of IAF plane losses on day one are forgotten! Reports of India planning to take away all restrictions on Chinese investments and companies would clearly be applied quickly.
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi rubbishing Chinese declare to Shaksgam has no that means, when Jaishankar and Doval lack guts to say this face-to-face to China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi and different Chinese officers. Presently, 100-120 Pakistani terrorists are poised to infiltrate into India. There eight lively terror camps in Pakistan; six throughout the LoC and two throughout the IB. Why are we not no less than hitting the launch pads and terrorist camps throughout the LoC? Are we afraid of Pakistani response? Does the Army nonetheless have the so-called free hand? Should we borrow political will from Israel?
Covering up the federal government’s pusillanimity is amusing. One Sheikh Chilli claims India acquired again 1,000 sq km territory from China.
Another submit says Indian Army has regained patrolling rights to 982 sq km in Depsang (Eastern Ladakh) of territory misplaced to China in 1962, and gained entry to 56 sq km in Demchok. Question in social media is ought to Jaishankar/Doval or each be given Padma Award for this?
The Indian Army has gained patrolling rights to ~982 sq kms of territory within the Eastern Depsang space of Eastern Ladakh space that India misplaced to China within the 1962 War.
Also India gained entry to ~56 sq kms of territory within the Demchok space of Eastern Ladakh. pic.twitter.com/cyd724RkOi
— Levi Nagawkar (@Levi_Nagawkar) January 11, 2026
The reality is India was patrolling these areas earlier than China redrew the LAC in Eastern Ladakh in 2020: we then misplaced management of 26 out of 65 Patrolling Points (PPs). After two years plus of denying entry to Indian patrols, the 2024 India-China Border Patrol Agreement was signed; restoring patrolling rights in Depsang (not complete Eastern Ladakh). This settlement underscored territorial claims of each international locations, this too with following caveats: Indian patrols to be on foot or horseback, not vehicle-borne; each side to data one another via hotline no less than 24 hrs previous to the patrol; one PP might be visited in a month by each side. So, no space has been retrieved, which we misplaced in 2020 and China continues to name the photographs; permitting entry to our patrols with circumstances. PLA continues to consolidate of their new places. China was developing a border village in Demchok bang on the LAC, which should be competed now. There isn’t any change within the areas of Galwan, Hot Spring and Pangong Tso. On the north financial institution of Pangong Tso, India is left with one solitary submit between Fingers 2 and three, however we can not patrol eastwards as earlier than, whereas PLA has positioned tanks at Finger 10 and the metalled street linking it to Finger 3 is unbroken.
Who the prime minister’s advisors are is ambiguous. Modi wrote to the UAE to carry the ban on the film ‘Dhurandhar’ though the film is banned in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the UAE and Pakistan. This signifies the restricted affect India has, whereas we boast of main the Global South. As if on a cue, Gen Dwivedi visited a Hindu temple throughout an official go to to the UAE, though he averted visiting the Pashupatinath Temple when he went to Nepal.
Can we shut the door to the US, withdraw from Quad, saying we’ll rethink when America behaves and its reliability is established? Apparently no, although some European international locations are reconsidering their ties with the US. We ought to have occupied Karakoram Pass when China invaded Eastern Ladakh in 2020, however as a substitute, we meekly vacated the Kailash vary in our personal territory. How lengthy will India be unable to face as much as China and the US; though spin medical doctors will depict Trump and Xi kowtowing to Modi. With India opening the floodgates for China (ignoring all features of safety), there’s a view that India ought to instantly convene a RIC assembly at New Delhi, sending a powerful sign to Trump. But Trump might then cancel the US citizenship of kids of Jaishankar, Doval, Goyal and different Indian politicians, and boot them out, since he plans to cancel the citizenship of even naturalized US residents.
A “smart” technique would have been treating the Chinese delegation at BJP headquarters to gau mutra (cow urine), making them be a part of Shri Mahakal Mahotsav/Magh Mela 2026@Prayagraj, and bathe within the holy waters. This might have made China shut its evil eye on Arunachal, return Aksai Chin and Shaksgam to us, and even plan on vacating Tibet.
The creator is an Indian military veteran. Views expressed are private.
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