Your article on Indo Japanese Alliance was great. But hat's off to China as well. They will strike two birds with one stone by endorsing India's claim to UN Security Council Seat:
1. Keep a formidable competitor at bay, JAPAN will never be a DUMB FOLLOWER of China's diktats.
2. Win a moredocile and manageable companion in India, being the sole Asian member, CHINA badly needs an ally.