Ramesh #NotGoingBack<p>⬆️ Sudden rush to seal up alliances between <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> & arctic nations of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Norway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Norway</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a>, & <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Finland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Finland</span></a></p><p>10 years ago, just before <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> attacked <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> and annexed <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crimea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Crimea</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> announced its audacious <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewSilkRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSilkRoad</span></a> vision, aka <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BeltAndRoadInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeltAndRoadInitiative</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/encircle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>encircle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Eurasia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Eurasia</span></a> from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarEast</span></a> to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnglishChannel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnglishChannel</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contiguous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contiguous</span></a> land & maritime belts</p><p>5 years ago, China unveiled its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PolarSilkRoad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PolarSilkRoad</span></a> vision to reach <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NorthAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthAmerica</span></a> across <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Arctic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arctic</span></a> ➡️ <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-arctic/china-unveils-vision-for-polar-silk-road-across-arctic-idUSKBN1FF0J8/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/article/us-china-a</span><span class="invisible">rctic/china-unveils-vision-for-polar-silk-road-across-arctic-idUSKBN1FF0J8/</span></a></p><p>This year ➡️ <a href="https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/111591513022426045" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/1</span><span class="invisible">11591513022426045</span></a></p>