Recently, the Red Sea route of the global shipping network has been in the spotlight due to the blockade by the Houthis, and Israel has also been affected. Although the United States wants to solve this problem, it has been cautious on the Middle East issue, which has delayed the advancement of the Asia-Pacific strategy. However, India has recently stepped forward and announced that it will send its navy to the Red Sea to support Israel. According to the Hindustan Times, the United States and Israel will not be able to solve the Red Sea route problem in the short term, so India has decided to "send charcoal in the snow" in order to win their favor. India has arranged five destroyers, one supply ship, one Boeing P-8I anti-submarine aircraft and one long-endurance drone as escort forces to confront the Houthis in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Interestingly, the United States had previously launched escort operations and called on other countries to participate, but India did not participate. This time, however, the choice to conduct a separate escort operation may also reflect the decline of American influence and leadership in terms of global influence. Many people online expressed doubts or even did not understand this. It seems paradoxical that India, which often presents itself as a "third world leader," cooperates with the United States and the Western bloc, and forcibly supports Israel in defiance of the attitude of the rest of the world on the Israeli-Palestinian issue. However, this is actually a reflection of New Delhi's frustration. To put it bluntly, the root cause of India's current problems is that there is not much strategic space to choose from.
At the heart of all this is Modi's personal ambition and blind strategic decision-making. In previous episodes, we have mentioned many times that Modi relied on the support of Hinduism to rise to power, and in order to deflect internal contradictions and maintain his approval ratings, Modi has resorted to a number of tactics. India is using a variety of tactics to create anti-Chinese sentiment, one of which is to designate China as its "worst enemy" and create problems or spread rumors along the Sino-Indian border. Another means is to promote Hinduism, suppress heretics, and even condone religious conflicts and**. Recently, the Indian army's openly** and brutal killings of local Muslims in the occupied areas of Kashmir have caused shock.
Once *** New Delhi quickly cut off the network in the area to stop the further spread of the scandal. From a geopolitical point of view, India wants to expand its influence, whether through international ** or international affairs, and cannot do without China as a neighbor. India's diplomacy has offended almost all of its neighbors, and Modi's unilateral crackdown on Muslims has also led to tensions with the Middle East. Therefore, no matter what kind of actions Israel makes that cause international dissatisfaction, Modi will unreservedly support Israel.
This is because India has lost all strategic space to mediate, which will further lead to India not missing any opportunity to attack China in future head-on conflicts with the United States and China. To sum up, India has embarked on a point of no return, and there is no way back for its foreign policy and internal conflicts.