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Pak PM Sharif, US President Trump and PM Modi- File image
New Delhi: In the last few months, the world has seen massive military actions across the world including India's Operation Sindoor against the terror locations of Pakistan, Ukraine attacking critical locations of Russia using its drones, Israel and US attacking the nuclear facilities of Iran and finally Iran's counter-attack on Israel and military bases of the US. After all these global happenings, what are the points that these countries and their leaders should have learned and how does the global dynamics stand. This article talks about all the implications that can be drawn from the recent conflicts, with a special focus on India, China and the US. How Operation Sindoor brought Good news for India
Talking about India first, its Operation Sindoor against the terror locations in Pakistan along with its diplomatic stance on the Russia-Ukraine war and the Iran-Israel war significantly boosted its global standing, with the focus shifting from nuclear threats to economic and technological power.
During the course of conflicts, while US President Donald Trump expressed concern over USA's role, India firmly maintained its independent stance, enhancing its diplomatic and strategic reputation in the world of diplomacy.
Getting to China, although Russia has been trying to sort out the differences between India and China, readers should note that China remains India's main long-term concern as the border tensions remain unresolved and China's military support to Pakistan continues.
Last but not the least, Pakistan has been clearly unsettled by India's growing military capabilities and its recent Operation Sindoor. Despite Trump's lunch for military chief, Pakistan stands firmly with China
Pakistan stood firmly alongside China and Russia against the United States at the Security Council despite Pakistan's military chief Asim Munir's hyped lunch with US President Donald Trump and the flurry of speculation about Islamabad and Washington getting closer.
Pakistan's Permanent Representative Asim Iftikhar Ahmad on Sunday told the Council at its emergency meeting on Iran that Islamabad condemns 'the US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, which come on the heels of a series of brazen attacks by Israel'.
(With inputs from agencies)
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