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Originally Posted by Officer of Engineers
I think Pakistan would be a Chinese advantage for a long time to come if for nothing else, Pakistan represents the China's North Korean nightmare for India. I think Dehli is having nightmares about a collapsed Pakistan at the moment.
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Personally I think a collapsed Pakistan is the best thing for India. It permanently removes a enemy state actor from the stage and allows India greater freedom. Besides, Baluchistan and Sindh are more favorable towards India than Punjab and it completely resolves the Kashmir issue.
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The String of Pearls is a money issue. I'm sure that if someone with big enough purse comes along, it would go away. However, two issues here. The one player with the purse ain't interested and the other don't want to spend what the Chinese are spending.
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Yes it is a money thing. However with respect to Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, in the case of Sri Lanka, if India resolves the religion question of Ram's bridge and build the land bridge to Sri Lanka, it would completely take away the pearl from China's String of Pearls. As for Bangladesh, she is completely surrounded by India except for a narrow strip connecting to Burma. If India completely walls Bangladesh off, it is a lot more manaeagble.