I’ve read this opinion on here and other leftist places several times, and it’s gotten to the point where I’m absolutely confounded about whether people even understand geopolitics and know history. Truly weird take that would suggest hidden prejudices and having complete blinders on what is happening in the world.
I know it isn't but how come it isn't? It seems like a prime candidate for the west to hold onto as a vassal. Was it always as independent since they gained statehood or did something change in the last few decades?
India is too big to control by the West, and they ran a careful gambit by buying Soviet arms while not alienating the United States during the Cold War. India was a huge part of the non aligned movement and didn't embrace neoliberalism until the 90s. Only End of History vibes fooled some into thinking India is a Western vassal state, but it's very much its own thing.