A combination of underlying international power shifts, with China and Russia at odds with the United States and the West, has placed India in a favorable position to reap the benefits making India the biggest winner of the Ukraine war.
Pundits have been debating if the conflict in Ukraine has benefited or harmed China and the United States for months, reports the South China Morning Post.
When it pertains to great power politics, however, India has been the clear winner. Is it chance, genius, or a combination of the two? Whatever it is, it has pulled off a great balancing act with Russia, the United States, and China, gaining huge benefits and advantages while making minimal compromises.
Remaining above the fray and incurring Washington's wrath was a dangerous play for India. As it turns out, the US has gone to great lengths to justify New Delhi's neutrality, even offering to give the country more sophisticated weapons systems to replace its long-standing dependence on ...