Thanks, Mrs. Wonderland

One must note that…

…Mrs. Wonderland…

…has grace.

Impeccably clothed. Hairdo.

She’s really done her homework.

Fitting in.

After all, it’s a very big occasion.

Something Europe and India sat on for almost two decades…

…has now come to pass.

Such was the enormity of the event, that Mrs. Wonderland’s every move and mood has been subject to intense scrutiny.

There was that snipe directed at the former ally.

Ya, at the one that stabbed Europe in the back.

It would have been a wonder had Mrs. Wonderland not thrown that javelin…

…now that she and Europe are in stable hands. I mean, who could resist throwing the verbal spear at the former ally, especially after the humiliating betrayal which took eight decades to decipher and speak out against.

It’s ok, Mrs. Wonderland, we understand you. And now that we have committed to you, we stand by you. Slates are clean. We have discarded any baggage, and are prepared to do big business with you.

However, we don’t do it with an I’ll show them attitude. We’re not throwing any jibes at your betrayer. He or she is still another business partner for us, whenever he or she comes to the table, in a mood to do business. All interactions, with all business partners, are…

…transactional. Period. No emotions. No nostalgic overhang. Pure business. As you so beautifully put it, win-win. Business doesn’t get larger than win-win. The green traffic-light doesn’t get any greener, as they say in Germany.

Nobody understands it better than you, Mrs. Wonderland, that it’s just business. And it will prosper when left alone. Gone are the days of racism, unnecessary visa harassment, double standards, disrespect and what have you.

Right?

You tell us.

Switched on, these are bad for business. Everything that’s happened is because these are switched off. But you already know all this.

Before we part, one small observation about the title of your interaction with India, “mother of all interactions“, or the like, this one was meant to make your ex-ally wilt, we know, we know, and that’s between you and them. When you deal with us, it’s Europe and India for you, and India and Europe for us; we’re looking at each other straight in the face, not left and right.

Thanks Mrs. Wonderland, one appreciates your affirmative smile, and…

…your style.

Doctrine

Europe’s feeling it.

Feeling what?

The stab.

Stab?

Ya, in the back.

They’ve realized it…

…now.

A tad late…

…felt a known figure, lately, presumably.

European media had tried to take this personality down recently, with jibes, verbal attacks and what have you.

Thing is, you can’t take a truth down.

That’s the thing about truth.

A half-truth can be taken down, though.

The half-truths that Europe was sold, ya those kinds, they don’t withstand much scrutiny. They’re exposed after only a few thought processes.

What’s incredible is…

…that the gullibles took three quarters of a century to realize that they are being…

…stabbed.

Currently, their leaders are scrambling for safety.

Highest level delegations are in India and Russia, in in effort to form new alliances.

Alliances that promise more safety? Will the ire of the stabber relent?

New deals with India will be win-win. That’s India’s style of doing business. Economic proximity to India will benefit Europe. Besides, India’s vision is long-term, and it targets a prosperous business future with its partners, whilst ignoring their hypocrisy, if any. A long-term business partner will need to let go of double standards and racial mindsets. If not, lucrative nations will look beyond, seeking other more balanced avenues with diverse partners a plenty.

The discussion about India here is not a biggie, to be honest.

Let’s now address the elephant in the room.

Scrambling to Russia?

Yes, one hears that right.

The same Russia… ?

Yes.

Why?

No other options. Need to secure themselves.

They should’ve just agreed to what VP was saying till Jan ‘22. What would that have cost them?

The ire of the stabber.

Oh ya, I forgot. They were so scared of the stabber, and obeyed every word to an exponential level. How can one behave in such a manner?

Well they are paying for it. Mostly, they are empty. Nothing much working. Manufacturing shutting down. Energy supply dwindling, though that was an own-goal.

Ask that South American football player the price of an own-goal.

Don’t bother him, let his soul rest in peace. Coming back to our discussion, there’s poverty in these nations. Right radicalism is either ruling, or is set to rule. Unemployment is rising. Life is getting more and more difficult for the common person. With AI set to go ballistic, most citizens will be jobless. Unless leaders take drastic measures right now, we’re looking at a civil-war kinda situation in the near term.

What’s the moral of this whole story?

I’m going to leave you with just two words. These two words are the moral of this story. These two words are what’s working today to ensure the successful implementation of a nation’s geo-political policy.

And these two words are?

Jaishankar doctrine.