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Yemen may be more important for China than either UAE or KSA. Its future is so golden, once we can get the GCC and zionist fangs out of its neck. As Russia’s oil & gas in Power of Siberia II come online, and others in Central Asia also compensate, there will be less need for Persian Gulf. And which responsible Power would hook their train to the capricious desert Bedouins?? Tolerant Yemen and Syria are the heart of the arab lands, and Yemen’s trading and business accumen were dominant throughout the Indian Ocean for millennia. Many look forward to its rebirth and renewal.
And iirc Yemen has longest coast on Arabian Sea – so it was essential and always prefigured as key route on maritime silk road, whether to Africa or Egypt and Europe. 600 years ago the Chinese General Zheng He, who assembled the largest naval fleet before WW2 (!!) – and intended for commerce, not war – sailed along its coast, stopping by Aden iirc. The Chinese initiated this maritime silk road as response to pressure from Mongols and Turks sitting astride the traditional land silk road. And especially until the issue of occupied Palestine is solved (which closes the terrestrial Levantine land bridge to Africa), Yemen will remain VIP.. so yes, Felix Arabia should rise from the ashes soon, and on its own merits too, not merely under SCO or BRICS. It is more important for desert Bedouins to lift their skirts and scamper under the BRICS/SCO, which makes them behave humanely towards their neighbors and stop serving as a terror proxy for Empire.
Addendum: apparently India has longest coast on Arabian Sea, but these designations are strange. On some maps, Arabian Sea is marked differently..
Exactly emerson — that’s why I said India was chosen to play role of Good Cop. It dances and sings and strews beautiful flowers in the air, benefiting from current unusual circumstances and windfalls, but it knew the real score even before the SMO. The west is in inextricable senescence… and in the Global South interests trump ideology.
The words of Jaishankar at BRICS above, supporting both our sensed and reasoned understanding of India’s true allegiance and stance, even drew the lusty praise of the crusty old diplomat MKB! And then a few hours later, India suffered its worst train accident in a quarter century… mirror of Türkiye’s suspicious quake. And there’s already a long history of rail sabotage in India.
Let’s see what investigators say. It could be simple bad luck, mismanagement, and/or a decaying infrastructure much of it a heritage of the Raj era, just as tracks in USA or Egypt which suffer similar accidents and derailments after a century’s lack of serious upkeep.
I’ve no proof, but the timing, of pre-election window as in Türkiye, and wanting to perversely bend India to its will, indicate Imperial malignancy. And this is ever the forked Tongue in which Empire is used to issuing its demarches
“Of course the moral realization and so on is one thing, but objective defeat and collapse, or whatever we see, that’s somewhat more immediate. These sum, I think. The contrast is blinding and stark. Humiliating. The iconoclastic process now shattering the basic assumptions, especially for MacGregor and kind, must be terrifying.”
Well said. And I always remember this rhyming couplet below, that which undergirds Exceptionalism and undoubtedly gave many a reason to wake up in the morning, like the smell of napalm… the SMO rubbed away these cherished delusions… to be shown each and every wunderwaffen inserted into the theatre blown to smithereens must have killed a little of their souls each time, or reminded the ones with conscience of the fear of God. It is like walking around stark naked without weaponry, no? Exceptionalism exists on multiple levels – for the politicians/diplomats used to issuing diktat, the Banksters/Titans of Industry used to crashing entire economies, and the soldier strutting around as top dog on the deck.
This dawning process will also accelerate the fleeing of the aware competents in command posts, leaving an ever more incompetent motley crew in charge of the guns. And the smart survivors who flee are right: who signed up to be in a Berlin of March 1945??
The transformation of Macgregor shocked more. He’s having a quiet meltdown. PCR is a true unashamed connoisseur of Hyperbole like me! 😂🤣Was he born raging at volume 11?? I’ve enjoyed reading him for over 20 years…. maybe he ruined me?
But Macgregor — crusty old Colonels used to facing death do not speak like this, a marked change… he is afraid for his grandkids. He understands this is no longer “a safe” turkey shoot of defenseless Arabs and other brown sport — the war will be brought to CONUS if the crazies keep it up. And his panic indicates the crazies, likely passed from his grapevine and contacts, will not let up…
PS — isn’t the Russian cathedral glorious?! UkroNazis burn them down and murder orthodox priests, but Russian build, build and build to glorify God! Here’s several I wanted to include in Lineaments but couldn’t fit in…
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“very interesting perspective, highlighting some of the worries all have had in regards to india. empire has a subliminal hold upon india, as they share a seemingly innate caste system. empire rouses & tickles this synovial fluid. we are left it seems like china & russia, to hope, observe & trust but tie our camels first.”
well said emerson! You cut to the chase. And had we been patient and let you talk first, would have saved us both all that work, lol! It is as the Acting President (B grade), the Gipper of the Good Empire once said, “Trust, but verify…” Nothing personal amongst Powers.
In addition to caste, I suspect the issue of Kashmir is being used as a hook to seduce India and detonate larger war… doesn’t every nation have a weakness – a particular troublesome neighbor which squats on desired territory?? Isn’t it in the darkest chamber of the heart to desire the forbidden?? The allure of Constantinople was similarly used to trick Tzarist Russia in WW1, leading to blocing with Perfide Albion (!!) and iirc losing all, including empire, within sight of the Straits, that’s how close they came! And so it appears with Pakistani (and Chinese) held portions of Kashmir for India. A dainty dangled shamelessly, as we just saw with G20 hosting site, leading to division with China and Pakistan… who inspired THAT decision I wonder?
I remember ages ago in one of my India classes that Kashmir is also a land of supreme myth and exquisite beauty, ruled by their Brahmins and nobility for ages. When the cruel Brits gave portions to Pakistan and stripped the rest into a tempting target, did it function like giving Palestine to the Jews for the Arabs?? Knowing they could apply pressure points and implode both later, on command?? How much of our world’s ills can be attributed to British-crafted borders, the most dastardly poisons they left behind!
PS – yes I agree the rail lines are interesting. I was taught in the old days, for many prior generations, roads to the Kremlin were not straight nor easily traversed too, as a security precaution given endless land invasions from the West. Eventhough they had the tech and wherewithal, they kept it labyrinthine to prevent an easy march. I wonder if similar calculations were at play? Open steppe land does not present much barrier for invasions. This is amongst reasons they held onto Bakhmut for dear life – after that is largely steppe all the way to the river. They wouldn’t want to make it easier with uniform rail line from end to end. And Kazakhstan was essentially a British colony for a while – maybe they installed NATO standard? Anyhow they now have a nuclear umbrella and guarantees from the two big neighboring brothers.. so connectivity takes precedence. The ‘5+2 format’ is brilliant – ensuring security through development, shared prosperity, and increased connections at all levels.
Yes, I read and just posted notes in the Daily Chronicles on his first article. ‘5+2’ format for Central Asia is a new slick and smart security paradigm to wall off the Pirates, and ensure BRI connectivity, not so much against India. It is traditional Russian backyard that it now co-manages with Uncle Xi and his Deep Wallets.
Let me digest the second article. First thoughts, it is speculative — based on expected full-court wooing from US. Has India actually bitten the forbidden fruit?? Not yet. Time will tell.
Again, MKB really dislikes and distrusts the current ruling party. But they’ve already pleasantly surprised him, especially Jaishankar and highly professional foreign policy team. I would think their capable team would advise against NATO+ and such ephermal madness, in the clear setting of dying Hegemony, when the future is with Russian energy, arms, tech and neighbor China’s trade….
Let India be wooed, even flirt shamelessly, as long as she stays chaste and doesn’t consummate! 🤣😂 All this will get her excellent deals and direct foreign investment from all sides, conducive to developmental goals! Like reselling Russian oil and diesel to Europe in last six months, lol. Amarynth, India can harm neither the SMO nor impede multipolarity. If it goes full retard, it only harms itself and South Asia…. I think this speculative piece and the other globaltimes are nervous warnings to current ruling party by well-wishers, to keep them focused in spite of western magic.. this is a healthy public debate, no more, no less…
Yeah the Moldava get together yesterday was interesting. Most of NATO showed up. Look at the family portrait!
Some had sense to stay away – Erdogan for example. Supposedly this entire thing was Macron’s brainchild, to move France into European prominence? He can’t abide Macron or France..
Others disappointingly did not – Vucic of Serbia.
Talk about disastrous optics, when your nation is occupied by NATO, which reinforces its position (like in Peru) and just threatened it, you show up here! And the two Jokers – Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Pashinyan of Armenia came as planned. I assume they signed as promised to Putin, but in this Moldavan coven. And the Cokehead showed up!
Moldava, if it admits Ukie troops would be in breach of treaties of neutrality underwritten by Russia. So they are actually doing Russia a favor, helping it secure the land-bridge to Transnistria once the time comes to connect it to Odessa. And given that modern Moldava itself is an artificial amalgation like the Ukraine, it too should disappear, as Bessarabia returns to Russia, and other parts to Romania…. It is a shame. Most of its population is pro-Russia but its nomenklatura are absolutely rabid. That is why Polish arms just arrived, to manhandle the population? Proper “western democracy” at your service!
And I think the excuse of getting in to loot the stored ammo is bunk – most of it is expired after 30-40+ years in storage and as dangerous for the handling troops. They just need to expand the war and open new fronts as the Ukies finish expiring…. and the inadequate cut-out the Ms. Sandu of the WEF obliges…
PS – I note the Trumpster keeps mouthing off about invading Mexico… this is not to be taken lightly. Mexico is not only threatened, it has already been flooded by weaponry the US ostensibly gave to the Ukraine, now spotted in cartel hands. Oh boy…. I think the plan is to start something big on the southern border, if only to keep the lemmings distracted when the collapse fully enters CONUS. A livelier version of breads and circuses…
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Even if India is acting capriciously and incompetently atm – it is too important to dismiss. Almost 1 in 5 humans live there! Rulers come and go.. Mercouris made an excellent point: the current shenanigans by the demented neocons to undermine Modi, if successful, and results in bringing back the Congress party to power – would just set them back! Congress is an even deeper ally of Russia, as the ruling party of India through the entire Cold War except for four years. Congress helped found NAM and has so many socialists. So the love affair with Russia is bipartisan and bone-deep. We will overlook whatever current shortcomings the Modi camp has.. The sum vector of its trajectory towards full sovereignty and multipolarity is not in doubt. And India’s good offices will be needed soon enough.
This Cliff Notes on Sino-Indian border issues helps explain India’s severe sensitivity vis-a-vis China… a malevolent gift bequeathed by Perfide Albion.. and to think much is over desert peopled by “border guards, some miners, and a few hungry snow leopards!” 😓😭
Last, we should never forget… India’s role (& China’s or anyone else’s) is to help build the arrived multipolar world. Not even to deprive the Fallen West from allies, since the Crazed West itself pushed them away through its own reprehensible and intolerable conduct. So India is useful to help build alternative world, a fairer win-win world, in which it has major role given its history and civilizational weight and current potential. And Russia is sufficient to kinetically destroy the West. Even if 99% stand with the West, it will not help the West. Russia knows this too, as does the West. “Our only two allies are Army and Navy.” And its will is sufficient to carry through the ongoing disciplining of the West, to whichever degree needed. Even economically-financially, autarchic Russia is self-sufficient. So these current maneuvers are chiefly psychological, diplomatic, and political – being used to attrit the West, not the Rest! And I suspect much is media noise, used to distract and titillate away from strategic defeat in every quarter. We should remain as calm as Russia and overlook any transient Indian tantrums; we are all human… The West has already lost, every which way you parse it
“Anyway, the responsibility is born by the State or its successor…”
One way to escape accountability is to dissolve the very federal state, and its equally insolvent and despised constituent states, a particularly malevolent form of scorched earth? It denies proper compensation – the Spite is dragged out even beyond the grave, to add to the woes of having destroyed other’s infrastructure & lives.. and one cannot just show up to certain states — guerrilla wars await..
