The problem with India & our culture is that we never formed strategic relationships with powerful countries like China, USA (only with USSR). Friendship isn't based jsut on commonality of democracy, seculiarism, economic interests, good neighborliness, etc but long terms plans to consolidate power in the region and that must include military strategies to subjugate other countries. We didn'thave any strategy even for pitiable countries like PAkistan, Bangaldesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, etc. In the process even these have become a nuisance for India. A wise leader would have nurtured elements within and outside each of these countries with or without other countries' help to move election results and buy up politicians so that they would do India's bidding.
