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Collective defense is too big a leap at this time. But collective deterrence is a legitimate strategy to thwart a rising China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/26/japan/the-argument-for-indo-pacific-collective-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #defense #sdf #sanaetakaichi #china #russia #northkorea #quad #australia #india #us #southkorea #philippines #seato #shigeruishiba #nato #taiwan #southchinasea #eastchinasea

When independent #India had refused to join any of the military alliances like #SEATO and #CENTO that U.S. imperialism had formed around the world to encircle the #SovietUnion, but had instead chosen to follow a policy of non-alignment, it had earned the wrath of the U.S. Its then Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles had advanced the dictum “if you are not with us then you are against us”; in accordance with it the U.S. had treated India with hostility.

https://mronline.org/2025/08/09/imperialism-and-its-bullying-of-india/