The US is shifting its attention to the Indian ocean and the pacific. We are located near 2 strategic choke points. Americans understand this , and so do the Chinese. It is in their interest to have a ''Neutral'' or aligned BD.
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The ''big two'' in south Asia have already chosen their sides (no point in wooing them ) , the third emerging power has chosen to stay neutral.
They will try to give us financial incentives and we must take them to develop our state.
An excercise like Red Flag is peanuts for US. Remember they even invited the Russians to red flag