There is no reason why the average Indian, given sufficient investment in human capital and infrastructure, should not be able to generate just as much value as the average American, European or Chinese. The same goes for those Sub-Saharan African states which are rich in natural resources and whose climate allows them to support a large population. It’s just a question of development.
The border disputes between China and India or Pakistan and India are a nothing-burger. They were useful for the Western imperialists during the Cold War as points of friction to prevent regional integration and stoke confrontation. Now they are mostly used by the political elites of India and Pakistan to distract from domestic economic issues.
As the region sees increased development and economic integration, and as the economic situation of the people improves, those points of friction cease to be as relevant, as none of the parties involved will want to rock the boat of lucrative economic ties. The remaining disputes can then be resolved via simple bilateral negotiations just like China and Russia resolved their own long-standing border disputes.
Japan and South Korea are likely to decline significantly in relevance as the global south rises. They are after all relatively small in the grand scheme of things and relatively resource-poor. They have been artificially propped up by the American empire due to their geostrategic position, but US power is now receding and allies are becoming liabilities.
Russia is not subordinate to anyone, they are the world’s largest country, a nuclear superpower with the largest abundance of natural resources on the planet. And with climate change opening up the arctic transport corridors they are looking to rise to an even more powerful position of global economic importance, even post-fossil fuels.
As for the EU, it is unclear how long it can even still last for. It will probably break up at some point, same as NATO. Until then, yes, Europe will remain marginal and subordinate, having tied their boat to the sinking ship of the American empire.
There is no reason why the average Indian, given sufficient investment in human capital and infrastructure, should not be able to generate just as much value as the average American, European or Chinese. The same goes for those Sub-Saharan African states which are rich in natural resources and whose climate allows them to support a large population. It’s just a question of development.
The border disputes between China and India or Pakistan and India are a nothing-burger. They were useful for the Western imperialists during the Cold War as points of friction to prevent regional integration and stoke confrontation. Now they are mostly used by the political elites of India and Pakistan to distract from domestic economic issues.
As the region sees increased development and economic integration, and as the economic situation of the people improves, those points of friction cease to be as relevant, as none of the parties involved will want to rock the boat of lucrative economic ties. The remaining disputes can then be resolved via simple bilateral negotiations just like China and Russia resolved their own long-standing border disputes.
Japan and South Korea are likely to decline significantly in relevance as the global south rises. They are after all relatively small in the grand scheme of things and relatively resource-poor. They have been artificially propped up by the American empire due to their geostrategic position, but US power is now receding and allies are becoming liabilities.
Russia is not subordinate to anyone, they are the world’s largest country, a nuclear superpower with the largest abundance of natural resources on the planet. And with climate change opening up the arctic transport corridors they are looking to rise to an even more powerful position of global economic importance, even post-fossil fuels.
As for the EU, it is unclear how long it can even still last for. It will probably break up at some point, same as NATO. Until then, yes, Europe will remain marginal and subordinate, having tied their boat to the sinking ship of the American empire.