$37 Trillion Later… The U.S. Wants India to Pay the Bill?
(But sorry — this isn’t 1991 anymore.)
A brutal thread🧵
(But sorry — this isn’t 1991 anymore.)
A brutal thread🧵
1. From 2005 to 2025, U.S. national debt exploded from $7.9T to over $36.4T — that’s over 360% growth, with nothing productive to show.
Not better roads.
Not better healthcare.
Just… more bombs, bailouts, and broken supply chains.
Not better roads.
Not better healthcare.
Just… more bombs, bailouts, and broken supply chains.
2. Here’s the punchline:
📉 Manufacturing outsourced
💣 8 wars in 20 years
📊 Interest payments now larger than the Pentagon budget
🇺🇸 U.S. debt is now 123% of GDP
But don’t worry — Washington has a plan: make the world pay for it.
📉 Manufacturing outsourced
💣 8 wars in 20 years
📊 Interest payments now larger than the Pentagon budget
🇺🇸 U.S. debt is now 123% of GDP
But don’t worry — Washington has a plan: make the world pay for it.
3. When foreign central banks stopped buying enough Treasuries…
➡️ The U.S. pulled out its favorite trick: Tariffs.
• 100% on Chinese EVs
• 50% on semiconductors
• 25% on steel/aluminum
Translation: “Buy from us, at double the price, so we can pay our debt.”
➡️ The U.S. pulled out its favorite trick: Tariffs.
• 100% on Chinese EVs
• 50% on semiconductors
• 25% on steel/aluminum
Translation: “Buy from us, at double the price, so we can pay our debt.”
4. China replied with a mic drop:
🚫 No rare earth magnets for you.
(China controls 87% of global supply.)
Result? The U.S. realized it has no backup plan until it can reshore supply chains it offshored for decades chasing profits.
🚫 No rare earth magnets for you.
(China controls 87% of global supply.)
Result? The U.S. realized it has no backup plan until it can reshore supply chains it offshored for decades chasing profits.
5. Europe? Folded.
NATO bases = obedience.
They chose American protection over cheap Russian gas — and now face inflation, factory shutdowns, and recession fears.
Turns out, being a vassal state is expensive.
NATO bases = obedience.
They chose American protection over cheap Russian gas — and now face inflation, factory shutdowns, and recession fears.
Turns out, being a vassal state is expensive.
6. Japan?
They’ve been bowing since 1945.
The Plaza Accord in 1985 tanked their economy just to keep U.S. exports competitive.
Today, Japan holds $1.1T in U.S. debt, while their own economy fights deflation and a demographic collapse.
They’ve been bowing since 1945.
The Plaza Accord in 1985 tanked their economy just to keep U.S. exports competitive.
Today, Japan holds $1.1T in U.S. debt, while their own economy fights deflation and a demographic collapse.
7. But here’s where it gets interesting:
India is not Japan.
India is not Europe.
India’s total trade is just ~46% of GDP.
Compare that to:
🇩🇪 Germany – 88%
🇰🇷 South Korea – 84%
🇸🇬 Singapore – 330%
India doesn’t need the world — the world needs India.
India is not Japan.
India is not Europe.
India’s total trade is just ~46% of GDP.
Compare that to:
🇩🇪 Germany – 88%
🇰🇷 South Korea – 84%
🇸🇬 Singapore – 330%
India doesn’t need the world — the world needs India.
8. India’s exports in FY 2024?
$776B
Imports?
$854B
Yet India still runs a robust economy — powered by 1.4B people, growing domestic demand, and a government not funded by foreign debt.
That’s real resilience.
$776B
Imports?
$854B
Yet India still runs a robust economy — powered by 1.4B people, growing domestic demand, and a government not funded by foreign debt.
That’s real resilience.
9. U.S. tried the sweet talk first:
“Hey India, ditch Russia, join us.”
Then came the threats:
Tariffs.
Digital tax warnings.
Visa blackmail.
But New Delhi doesn’t flinch. It doesn’t dance to someone else’s tune. Not anymore.
“Hey India, ditch Russia, join us.”
Then came the threats:
Tariffs.
Digital tax warnings.
Visa blackmail.
But New Delhi doesn’t flinch. It doesn’t dance to someone else’s tune. Not anymore.
10. Final blow👇
U.S. strategy = debt + threats
India’s strategy = self-reliance + diplomacy
Empires in decline demand tribute.
Nations on the rise — like India — set their own terms.
The world is done funding America’s shopping spree.
U.S. strategy = debt + threats
India’s strategy = self-reliance + diplomacy
Empires in decline demand tribute.
Nations on the rise — like India — set their own terms.
The world is done funding America’s shopping spree.
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