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Compared with the last South Asian war, the United States was very low-key this time. Not only did it provide disaster relief funds to Pakistan during the earthquake, but after the outbreak of the South Asian war, it also has been calling on both sides to resolve any conflicts through peaceful dialogue and political consultation.

The reason, naturally, is that the United States needs India, but it also needs Pakistan.

The United States has to transport troops, supplies, weapons and ammunition to Afghanistan through Pakistan.

After Russia closed the Caspian Sea route, Pakistan became the only channel for the United States to reach Afghanistan.

Once Pakistan closes the channel, the United States will face defeat in Afghanistan.

The United States has invested so much in Afghanistan and suffered so many casualties that it simply cannot accept the outcome of a defeat in Afghanistan.

So in this South Asian war, the United States adopted a completely different strategy from the last South Asian war.

Neither biased towards Pakistan nor towards India.

To be honest, the outbreak of the South Asian war this time was somewhat unexpected to the United States. It did not expect India to start a war at this time.

And India is totally unprepared for war.

Netar summoned the Russian ambassador to India, 'Alexander', and expressed his desire for Russia to intervene and mediate the war.

Alexander frowned slightly when he heard Netal's words.

Because Russia's relations with countries like Pakistan are very ordinary and they have no say at all, they may not be willing to give Russia face.

When the Soviet Union launched the Afghan War, Pakistan was the obstacle preventing the Soviet Union from moving south to the Indian Ocean. The relationship between the two sides was naturally quite hostile. If it were not for the two backers standing behind Pakistan, the Soviet Union would even have dealt with Pakistan as well.

At that time, the United States trained Afghan guerrillas, and much of the training was done in Pakistan. The United States purchased more weapons, ammunition and supplies in Pakistan, and then shipped them to Afghanistan for the guerrillas.

The Soviet army had many conflicts with the Pakistani army at that time, and the war was even on the verge of breaking out at one point.

And deep down, Alexander hoped that the war would last as long as possible. He didn't want the war to end just like that!
Alexander said: "Mr. Netar, I'm sorry, I'm afraid we can't help you with this matter. As you know, we in Russia have only established diplomatic relations with Pakistan, Khalistan, Nepal and other countries, and the relations are not very good."

"But you have a good relationship with China, so you can have a say!" Netal said.

At this point in the war, Netar has no hope of winning, and if it continues like this, India will even lose more land.

So Netal wanted to end the war at the lowest cost.

India has a good relationship with Britain. After all, Britain was once India's sovereign, and India is also a member of the Commonwealth.

However, Britain's national strength has declined significantly in the past half century. It no longer has any influence in East Asia, Southeast Asia and South Asia, and it is difficult for it to play any role. At most, it still has some influence on public opinion.

In this matter, the only countries that can help India are Russia and the United States.

These two countries are both permanent members of the UN Security Council, and they are very powerful and influential.

Although Russia's political influence, military strength and economic power are not as great as those of the former Soviet Union, it is still a world power.

Russia still has enormous influence in Asia and Europe.

Moreover, Russia and India have a very good relationship. The relationship between the two sides is very close. India is Russia's largest arms purchaser. Russia's influence in South Asia is not great, but Russia's influence in East Asia is great.

Russia also played a major role in the successful holding of the Northeast Asia Summit.

Netar heard that Russia, China and Mongolia are currently discussing the "North-to-South Water Transfer" plan.

The so-called "North-to-South Water Transfer" plan is to transfer water from Lake Baikal to Mongolia and China.

China's South-to-North Water Diversion Project has only alleviated the water shortage problem in some northern cities to a certain extent, but the water supply areas are Zhongyuan Province, Hebei Province, Beijing and Tianjin, and it cannot solve the water supply problem of other northern cities at all.

As China's neighbor, Russia is the largest country in the world and does not need to worry about water shortage as it has many rivers.

Lake Baikal, which is adjacent to the Allies and not far from China, is the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia. It is also the deepest lake in the world, with an area of ​​3.15 square kilometers and a maximum depth of 1637 meters.

Lake Baikal has a water storage capacity of 23.6 trillion cubic meters, accounting for more than 20% of the world's total surface fresh water outside of glaciers, and the water quality is excellent. This is a very precious water resource for Asia and even the world.

Scholars of the Three Kingdoms discussed that if the water from Lake Baikal was supplied to the capital, a water pipeline of only 1550 kilometers would be enough. If it were to flow to the vast and flat Mongolian Plateau, it would not only solve the water shortage problem in the north, but also turn the vast desert in Inner Mongolia into an oasis. If possible, it could also go west to the Western Regions, which would greatly increase the arable land area, and it would not be a big problem for China to feed hundreds of millions of people.

Alexander couldn't help but grumble in his heart when he heard what Netal said.

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Of course he had heard of this matter, but this kind of thing was not so easy to achieve. There would be no sign of it for at least ten years, and it might not be realized even after twenty years.

Moreover, the relationship between the two sides is one of both cooperation and competition. The two sides have many common interests, but also many differences, and the interests of the two sides are not completely consistent.

Why should Russia sacrifice its own interests for the benefit of India?

Asking China for help is not just getting something for nothing, but requires corresponding benefits.

Seeing that Alexander was still unwilling to nod, Netal couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Now Netal's only hope is the United States.

Netar raised the matter during a meeting with US Ambassador Johnson.

Johnson couldn't help but frown, feeling that this matter was quite tricky.

It is true that the United States can convey messages to both sides. After all, the relationship between the United States and Pakistan is still quite friendly. However, the United States cannot influence Pakistan's policies. The United States cannot decide whether Pakistan is willing to cease fire.

As for countries like Khalistan and Nepal, the influence of the United States is actually very limited. The relationship between the two sides only remains at the stage of establishing diplomatic relations, but there are very few exchanges.

Even Hollywood movies cannot be shown in these countries until now.

The United States is not sure whether others are willing to give it face.

As for countries like East India and South India, because they are socialist countries, the United States has been conducting demonization propaganda for a long time, which has led to quite strained relations between the two sides.

The cessation of the war in South Asia is only good for the United States, but how to stop it is not an easy task. (End of this chapter)