Beyond a point, it has to be realised that intervention may be necessary in the case of a regime like the Taliban, but perhaps not in the case of a regime like Saddam’s, and an exit strategy respecting the geo-political factors of the region has to be thought out to avoid a quagmire. [...] Realism appeals to historical precedent rather than to abstract principles and aims at the realisation of the lesser evil rather than of the absolute good without ruling out the achievement of the latter in the process. [...] For at the root, foundation realism is about the recognition of the bluntest, most of geography, uncomfortable, and deterministic of truths: those the pyramid of of geography. [...] This might involve some tricky give and take between the US and India on the issue of the alliance structure and strategy on the two vital geo-political areas of the Persian Gulf and Asia-Pacific. [...] “If you accept the notion that the most important bilateral relationship of the 21st century will be that between the United States and China, then India9 – because of the size of its population and economy – emerges as the weathervane of international politics.
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