“India isn’t a country, it’s more like the Holy Roman Empire…where there is te

–“India isn’t a country, it’s more like the Holy Roman Empire…where there is technically a central government, but almost all decisions that matter are made at the state and local level. And so while Modi is nominally the leader, he is only the most powerful of several dozens of personalities across the indian system who have decision making power. So the capacity of india to act like a state like other states, is very weak. So, India can never be family, an ally, or a friend. And visa versa.”– @PeterZeihan

While strategically challenging it’s as valuable to india as it was to the core of europe: The Holy Roman Empire.