Recently, Modi suffered a diplomatic setback. The Maldives, once regarded by Modi as a country in his hands, has now deprived him of this "bag". The new ** announced that India will withdraw its troops from the Maldives, which means that India has lost its military foothold in the region. In the past, India has viewed the Maldives as a military fulcrum, even stationing troops there through so-called "humanitarian aid and disaster relief" operations and setting up radar stations around the perimeter. However, after the new ** took office, one of the first tasks was to demand that India withdraw its troops, which directly undermined India's military layout for many years.
This situation is clearly not in line with Modi's wishes, and India has not yet made a clear statement on this, and the only information that has emerged comes from an Indian newspaper. However, it is difficult for India to give up this "fat meat", especially now that India is unable to shoulder this responsibility. The new Maldives is known as a "pro-China" in India, and even if he stresses "Maldives first", it will not change the conspiracy theories of Indians. This may be a good thing for the Maldives, but India faces the problem of having difficulty swallowing this "fat".
After losing his "bridgehead" in the Maldives, Modi does not want to see the situation worsen. Therefore, India has chosen to cooperate with the United States to put pressure on China in Sri Lanka. Previously, Chinese companies established an international container terminal in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which undertook nearly half of the cargo transportation tasks and won the title of "Asia's Best Container Terminal" for seven consecutive years. India has tried to smear China's influence, but has failed to find an effective response for years. Until early November this year, the United States came to work with India to plan to build the West Container Terminal project in Sri Lanka, which is located directly near the Chinese project. It is reported that the cooperation is financed by the American International Open Finance Corporation, and India's Adani Group and two Sri Lankan companies jointly develop the port.
It is worth noting that the American International Development Finance Corporation is essentially the institution behind the United States**, and the Adani Group has close ties to Modi. The U.S.-India cooperation is aimed directly at China on the Sri Lankan port project. But for China, there is not much to worry about, after all, India's infrastructure strength is obvious to all. Admittedly, funding for this port is in place, but the timing of its completion is still unknown. In addition, the United States and India believe that they can counter China's influence through this "new model of cooperation", but there is still a long way to go to reach China's level in reality. Sri Lanka also understands that without China's first aid, joint U.S.-India investment would not have been possible. The United States and India are just following suit, and the Chinese model is already taking shape. On this occasion, we may wish to express our gratitude to the United States and India.