It is simply for Moscow and Delhi to pragmatism

To understand the report of the India in the world, seemingly surprising comparison is instructive: America in the 1920s. As the United States in the aftermath of the first world war, the India realizes that his status and his role in the world have experienced profound changes. But the India, like America, and unlike in China, is not comfortable with the notion of power. Its history and its culture - Ashoka, the mythical Emperor of the IIIesiècle b.c., Gandhi - the push, like America, focus on ethics and considered "exceptional" his report to the international policy. India, unlike China, has difficulty to molding in her clothes again grand of the world. And there is a divorce between the perception that the India itself economically and that it offers on the diplomatic and strategic plan. If the confidence to prevail on the economic front, it is a form distance otherwise "distrust of itself" which still dominates in terms of foreign policy. It would be very excessive to speak of an inferiority complex. And yet, the India continues to compete with China, to be obsessed by Pakistan and analyse critically the evolution of its relations with the United States.

It is natural that the India is measured with China, to proclaim its democratic superiority at the same time and see all plans and particularly the strategic plan, it is not in the same category as China. But between "human robotic Chinese", to use the formula of an Indian academic, and the diversity of "Multiple India", is even possible to establish a comparison In 2010, the India seems to be more worried about yet as the evolution of China yesterday. Its presence as a player in the g-20, weakening key relative or absolute to the West have strengthened even more the hard camp in Beijing and the nationalism of a China less than never accepts any criticism of the human rights From Delhi, it is safer if the vision of a China "reasonable" popularized in Asia and the world by Lee Kuan Yew, the "old sage of Asia" and always "mentor" of the Minister of Singapore under the Government of his son.

The India lacks as confidence in its relationship with Pakistan On all plans, demographic, economic, military, political, the India easily prevail on Pakistan. The two countries are simply not in the same category. But Delhi does not seem to know how to deal with Karachi and even less with that process. And the first democracy in the world cannot be said openly that she almost preferred the military dictatorship in the divisions and the current "chaos". In reality, what dominates in Delhi, it is a deep sense of frustration over Pakistan. Attempts to open up to Karachi remained without real answers and when the India rise tone, America, otherwise the international community, accuse him of irresponsibility at the regional level. If the India does not appear to believe that America and its allies can truly "successfully" in Afghanistan, she not resigned himself to the return of the Taliban in power in Kabul. Term, which would mean a talibanization of Pakistan. These concerns and these frustrations are reflected in a mixture of disappointment and irritation for America, which, because of Delhi, continues to be complete by the end of the nose by Pakistan.

Good relations with the Russia strengthened recently again by Putin's visit to Delhi reflect no big reversal of alliance. Trade with the Russia represent one-fifth of the India with the China trade. It is simply for Moscow and Delhi to pragmatism.

In the eyes to bear on the world, the India don't forget Europe. But if the Union exists for it economically, politically, the India - like China - focuses on bilateral relations. And, on this plan, the France is overall very good.