Thread by @dravirmani

#ConcertOfDemocracies 👍🏼: By definition a genuine "Coalition of Democracies" must give weight to one human one vote principle. A coalition led by USA (300-350 people) is a contradiction in terms. A true #Concert of #Democracies must be jointly led by a #Trioka(#USA, #EU, #India)

https://twitter.com/MinhazMerchant/status/1288725768932130817

2/cod Why troika? India's economic power is a fraction of that of the USA and EU, but it's population is 4x. A troika leadership is good compromise between the reality of economic power and the principle of democracy, that must apply to any #concert of #democracies for crediblity

3/cw But the same logic suggests that any organized & economic-technology grouping (w/o "democracy" as a principle) would be led by US-EU and any organized & effective military-strategic grouping wld b led by USA, whose military power is equal to that of all democracies combined

4/cw India can in principle join any military grouping which, is (1) Directed against India's primary threat(s), (2) Which is NOT directed against Russia, and allows India the freedom to treat Russia as a military partner! That's the bottom line on "strategic autonomy" in 2020