Chapter 1258 Difficulty

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 called on the two sides to adopt peaceful dialogue and political consultation to resolve any conflicts.

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

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

When Russia closes the Caspian Sea channel, Pakistan is the only channel for the United States to go to Afghanistan.

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

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

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

It is not biased towards Pakistan, nor towards India.

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

And India was not prepared for war at all.

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

Alexander frowned slightly when he heard what Netal said.

Because the relationship between Russia and Pakistan and other countries is very ordinary, they can't talk at all, and they may not be willing to give Russia face.

When the Soviet Union launched the Afghan War, Pakistan was an obstacle to the Soviet Union's southward march to the Indian Ocean. The relationship between the two sides was naturally quite hostile. If it weren't for the two backers standing behind Pakistan, the Soviet Union would even deal with Pakistan.

At that time, the United States trained Afghan guerrillas, and many of them were trained in Pakistan. The United States purchased weapons, ammunition and supplies, more than most of which were purchased in Pakistan and then shipped to Afghanistan for the guerrillas.

The Soviet army had a lot of dirty tricks with the Pakistani army at that time, and even reached the point of breaking out in war.

And from the bottom of his heart, Alexander hoped that the war would last as long as possible, and 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 with this matter. You know, we in Russia have only established diplomatic relations with Pakistan, Khalistan, Nepal and other countries, and the relationship is not very good."

"But you have a good relationship with China, you can talk!" Netar said.

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

So Netar wants 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 sharply in the past half century. It has no influence in East Asia, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. It is difficult to play any role. At most, it still has some influence in public opinion.

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

These two countries are both permanent members of the UN, with strong strength and great influence.

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

Russia still has a huge influence in Asia and Europe.

Moreover, Russia and India have a very good relationship, and 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 very large.

Russia also played a big role in the smooth holding of the Northeast Asia Summit.

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

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

China's South-to-North Water Transfer Project has only alleviated the water shortage problem in some northern cities to a certain extent, but the water supply area is Zhongyuan Province, Hebei Province, Beijing and Tianjin City, 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 the problem of water shortage at all. 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 ​​31,500 square kilometers and a maximum depth of 1,637 meters.

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

Scholars from the Three Kingdoms discussed that if the water from Lake Baikal is supplied to the capital, only 1,550 kilometers of water pipelines are needed. If it flows to the vast and flat Mongolian Plateau, it can not only solve the water shortage problem in the north, but also turn the large desert in Inner Mongolia into an oasis after governance. If possible, it can also reach the Western Region Province to the west, which will greatly increase the arable land area. It is probably not a big problem for China to feed hundreds of millions of people.

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

He had heard about this, of course, but it was not easy. There would be no sign of it for at least ten years, and it might not be implemented even after twenty years.

Moreover, the relationship between the two sides was one of both cooperation and competition. They had many common interests, but also many differences. Their interests were not completely consistent.

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

Asking China for help is not just a free-for-all, but requires corresponding benefits.

Netar saw that Alexander was unwilling to nod, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Now Netar's only hope is the United States.

When meeting with the US Ambassador Johnson, Netar raised this matter.

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

It's true that the United States can pass on messages to both sides. After all, the relationship between the United States and Pakistan is still quite friendly now, but the United States cannot influence Pakistan's policy. Whether Pakistan is willing to cease fire or not, the United States cannot decide.

As for countries such as Khalistan and Nepal, the influence of the United States is actually very limited. The relationship between the two sides only stays at the establishment of diplomatic relations, but there are few exchanges.

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

The United States is not sure whether they are willing to give face to the United States.

As for East India and South India, because they are socialist countries, the United States has been conducting demonization propaganda for a long time, making the relationship between the two sides quite stiff.

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)