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American Prof John Mearsheimer on International Geopolitics in South Asia

Professor John Mearsheimer, a renowned international relations expert known for his theory of "offensive realism", has recently spoken to India's CNN-News18 about the impact of US-China competition on geopolitics in South Asia. Sharing his thoughts in interviews on India-Pakistan conflict after the Pahalgam attack, he said: "There is really no military solution to this (Kashmir) problem. The only way this can be solved once and for all is through a political solution that both sides find acceptable".

Professor John Mearsheimer on India-Pakistan Conflict

Professor John Mearsheimer is a highly respected professor of political science at the University of Chicago. Here's how he introduces himself on his personal website: "I am the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago, where I have taught since 1982. Above all else, I am an international relations theorist. More specifically, I am a realist, which means that I believe that the great powers dominate the international system, and they constantly engage in security competition with each other, which sometimes leads to war".

He has said that neither China nor the US want a full-scale war between India and Pakistan that could escalate into a nuclear war. However, it is in China's interest to "see significant tensions between India and Pakistan to get India to devote a lot of its strategic thinking and resources against Pakistan" rather than on China. The US, on the other hand, wants India to focus all its energies on countering China.

Talking about the recent "Operation Sindoor" launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi against Pakistan, Mearsheimer said it will not deter Pakistan. "By Operation Sindoor, India has responded like it has in the past. Don't think India wants a major war with Pakistan, it can't dominate on the lower or even the middle rungs of the escalation ladder", he said.

On Chinese involvement in South Asia, Mearsheimer said: "China-Pakistan relations are quite good. The Chinese are providing excellent weaponry to Pakistan and will provide even better weapons in future". "I don’t think China wants an India-Pakistan war but it wants to see significant tensions between India and Pakistan to get India to devote a lot of its strategic thinking and resources against Pakistan", he added.

Talking about the US interest in South Asia, he said: "When it comes to countering China, India is the most important country for the US in South Asia. But the US also wants to maintain good relations with Pakistan to try to peel it away from China".

Comment by Riaz Haq 9 hours ago: Ghazala Wahab
@ghazalawahab
India lost d plot in #IranIsraelConflict because of its need to stand with Israel. Convergence of Islamophobia & military dependence made India irrelevant even in ME, after its irrelevance in South Asia. Foreign policies r based on pragmatism but draped in morality. Ours has none

https://x.com/ghazalawahab/status/1938081035155071238

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@tequieremos
India has twice refused to sign SCO joint statements this month.

Earlier, it declined to endorse a communiqué condemning Israeli attacks on IAEA-monitored nuclear sites in Iran, an NPT signatory.

More recently, it rejected the SCO Defense Ministers’ joint statement apparently because the bloc, led by China and Russia, did not cater India’s unsubstantiated allegations against Pakistan but mentioned India’s sponsor of terror in Balochistan.

These repeated rebuffs underscore two broader mutually reinforcing trends in Indian foreign policy.

First, India, once an aspirant leader of the Global South, is rapidly losing influence due to strategic arrogance and an inflated self-image. Increasingly, its role appears more that of a spoiler than a leader.

Second, these setbacks have forced India to pander before the US-led Western bloc.

In a bid to align with Washington, India has notably shifted from its historical stance on Palestine and abstained from a Gaza ceasefire vote last month and reportedly supplying arms to Israel amid its genocidal campaign in Gaza.

Further, India’s obstruction of BRICS efforts to adopt a common currency is another sign of its westward tilt.

Yet, this pivot has yielded little strategic return: the US and EU continue to overlook India’s anxieties regarding Pakistan, possibly expecting New Delhi to "do more."

https://x.com/tequieremos/status/1938147861473989017

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Ali K.Chishti Official
@thewirepak
India tried to overplay its hand by inserting Pahalgam into the SCO document, only to be dismissed outright for the absurdity. Rajnath Singh refused to sign the final communiqué… no one cared. Another diplomatic embarrassment.

https://x.com/thewirepak/status/1938156413387149499

Comment by Riaz Haq 1 hour ago: Ashok Swain
@ashoswai
Sanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has 10 member countries: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Iran & Belarus. No one sided with India while 9 members wanted a pro-Pakistan resolution. Is this way, Modi isolating Pakistan?

https://x.com/ashoswai/status/1938322680412881030

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