The world is not as unidimensional as the writer would like us to believe. Show any Japanese the contents of this article and they will laugh. In their view, they are a part of the haves of this world and India and well as China are among the havenots. How can they think of strategic alignment with a beggarly nation? Don't we all remember their holier than thou reaction after Pokharan and how they grudgingly reconciled only after getting the signal from the global policeman, the US. Also, how their political leaders have always tried to find explanations for whatever Pakistan does.
