Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

However, Satsuki Takajo doesn't sit at her own table.

She walked to the head office, sticking out her little bottom and lifting her short legs. Back then, she was a high school dropout who could only earn 100,000 yen a month by working as a virtual YouTuber and was almost destitute enough to become a "goddess" in Kabukicho. Now, she sits in the position of the most powerful person in Japan, the Prime Minister.

Gao Tiaowu's legs, encased in black stockings and 6-centimeter high-heeled leather shoes, were pressed against Li Xinghe's desk as she swayed back and forth in her seat, enjoying the good life.

Li Xinghe is not here, Asou Ayako has gone home to take care of her child since there is nothing important to do, Shika Mikage Hanako's younger sister, the mysterious Shika Mikage Sumire who rarely appears, is also going to have a baby, Mizukami Tenpei is supervising the diplomatic team with Yanbing Xianzi, and now only Takajo Mayue can make decisions in the office.

"Hmph, call me Prime Minister Takajo Mayu!" (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the previous sentence.)

Gao Tiao stood in Li Xinghe's office in May, arrogantly shouting at the Indian diplomatic team that existed in the void.

Five seconds later, May hurriedly jumped down, opened her laptop, and listened to the negotiation meeting.

In the diplomatic venue, where Shuijing Tianping and Yanbing Xianzi were observing, Iwaya Takeshi and Jaishankar's team were engaged in a fierce battle.

Japanese diplomats believe that:

"If the Indian army simply cuts its spending a little, can't it come up with the money? We don't ask for much, just the return of the 12 trillion yen principal! We don't even ask for interest, any compensation, or any military spending from you. Aren't these conditions fair enough?"

Even the Japanese diplomatic team was so angry, and the South Korean and Australian diplomats next to them were even more furious, their eyes red with anger, even though they hadn't asked India for the expenses they had invested in India.

They can't even pay such a low amount? India is really taking advantage of honest people.

Su Jiesheng on the other end of the line had no way to express his bitterness.

Despite being a distinguished Indian diplomat, S. Jaishankar often makes nonsensical statements due to India's bizarre policies. This time, he is under pressure from both the Indian government and the military.

If India were to repay the entire 12 trillion yen debt, at the current exchange rate, it would need to repay $1200 billion in one go, roughly equivalent to a year and a half of India's total military spending. This is a massive debt burden that India can hardly bear. In fact, India is even stingy when signing procurement orders worth a few billion dollars.

Not to mention whether the Indian army would approve, they also think that the reason they were slapped on the left and right by Li Xinghe is because their million-strong army is bound to the Sino-Indian and Indo-Pakistani front lines and cannot move.

Jaishankar proposed:

"Could we perhaps be a little more lenient... perhaps India could just... repay the portion of its government debt investment first?"

This refers to the 7.2 trillion yen that former prime ministers like Shinzo Abe lent to Japan at almost a free price. However, even this amounted to 720 billion US dollars, nearly equivalent to India's annual military expenditure.

"can."

"Then let's discuss it."

Japan is also willing to back down and pay back the important money first.

The meeting is adjourned temporarily.

Jaishankar's team gathered to discuss:

"Only half, namely the military expenditure for foreign procurement and the pensions of retired officers and soldiers... can be slightly adjusted."

Of India’s nearly $800 billion military budget, 28% is used for capital acquisition expenditures (approximately $224 billion), 15% for maintenance, support and readiness expenditures (approximately $120 billion), 31% for salaries and allowances (approximately $248 billion), 23% for military pensions (approximately $184 billion), and the remainder is allocated to various agencies of the Ministry of Defense.

At least $100 billion should be cut from it each year to fill such a huge fiscal hole.

But even so, it is still very difficult.

If S. Jaishankar dared to agree to such a brutal treaty that cuts foreign procurement funding, countless Singhs among India's more than one million armed personnel would do everything in their power to kill him. For years, the Indian military has been rife with corruption and manipulation by these Singhs, forming a massive network of vested interests. Whether it's the Rafale fighter jet procurement order worth over $2 million per unit or the Baku aircraft carrier repair program in Russia, they've been involved in everything, earning India the reputation of being a gullible sucker on the international stage.

However, the actual amount of kickbacks embezzled behind the scenes is difficult to calculate. It's said to start at least at 10%, but it's likely far more. Under such circumstances, any legitimate military weaponry or equipment cannot enter the procurement process without connections. This keeps India's military industry perpetually stagnant in its rudimentary stages.

Although S. Jaishankar was actually considered relatively clear-headed in the history of modern Indian diplomacy, he was a decent diplomat, constrained by India's peculiar 'patriotic frenzy' mentality.

Some people believe:

“Cutting procurement might work… but cutting pensions for retired officers and soldiers would demoralize the entire Indian army and cause serious problems for the country!”

The fighting spirit of the Indian army depends on this lifetime pension.

Another person suggested:

"How about cutting maintenance and repair costs?"

"We must never cut maintenance, supplies, or combat readiness! Do you know how much money we spend every year to maintain the balance of power with China on the border, repairing roads, providing supplies, and keeping our soldiers on the front lines?"

India's annual maintenance budget of over 10 billion baht is mostly invested in the standoff between Kashmir and South Tibet, endlessly wasting huge sums of money on road repairs, supply transport, and the construction of various frontline military projects.

So everyone is racking their brains trying to figure out exactly how to cut the price.

Are they going to cut investment?

Cut the share of Modi's friends, Adani, Ambani and other conglomerates?

15 minute later.

When the Indian diplomatic team returned to the meeting room, they heard a voice message relayed by Mayu Takajo:

"Still haven't agreed to our conditions? Then stop negotiating. My 1st Armored Division has advanced to within hours of New Delhi. In a few hours, the Indian government may no longer exist. At that time, you won't have to pay back 12 trillion yen, but 24 trillion yen."

Chapter 930: Rahul, the Born Fool, and His Ground Assault on New Delhi (5700 words)

"This...this is impossible..."

S. Jaishankar's pupils dilated in shock. Having navigated the diplomatic arena for over a decade, he had witnessed countless outrageous incidents. Most of the time, it was India itself that was acting like a rogue state.

But this time it was Li Xinghe who was acting like a hooligan.

When the Indian negotiating team tried to leave the meeting, they were stopped.

"Actually, none of you can leave this conference room for the time being." The guard detained them.

Iwaya Takeshi relayed Li Xinghe's orders:

"From now on, you have only one option: to cooperate with the new Congress coalition government. We will also consider granting you a reduction in your repayment amount."

Because the Asia-Pacific Alliance has formed a front for subversion by connecting with the NGOs left behind in India by the West and allying with the opposition front, including the Congress Party.

Right now, within the Green Hills Command, the CIA East Asia Bureau is burning through Li Xinghe's funds to launch a city-wide paralysis-style protest campaign near New Delhi that resembles a coup, allowing various parties opposing the BJP to showcase their unique talents.

At this moment, the one jumping around in New Delhi was naturally the president of the Indian National Congress, the Italian heir to the hereditary Nehru-Gandhi family, a true mama's boy, a notorious political failure, and a third-generation Nehru:

Rahul Gandhi!

Rahul Gandhi, a born fool, is an opposition leader who inherited the Congress Party presidency purely by bloodline, and has always been Modi's love-hate relationship with him. However, Modi plays the shrewd cat, while Rahul plays the foolish pig, to highlight Modi's intelligence and wisdom.

But this time, Rahul finally got the perfect opportunity that came his way.

Opposition movements are gaining momentum in New Delhi, and Modi is already facing difficulties both domestically and internationally.

So, following his mother's wishes, he went to the Indian Ministry of Defense to recruit people.

What is the Indian Ministry of Defense doing?

The Indian Ministry of Defense building was brightly lit. The Ministry's primary concern was the inexplicable military intelligence communications that had surfaced around noon and afternoon, indicating that Li Xinghe's troops had reportedly landed in southern India. Furthermore, the Indian government's widespread network outages had severely hampered the Ministry's communications, and their first priority was to ascertain the situation there.

"Have you been able to contact them yet?"

Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chowan is asking his subordinates to connect him to the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

"No, the line is still down."

"Fuck..."

Chief of Staff Johan gritted his teeth in anger.

The Ministry of Defense wants the Modi government to stop cutting off internet cables and shutting down cell towers, as this is severely disrupting communications for the armed forces across the country. However, due to the Visakhapatnam raid, the government is unwilling to restore internet access and has even been taking turns cutting off power and water in key areas to prevent widespread public outcry.

So how does the Ministry of National Defense collect information?

The answer is to use satellite services to access the internet and find videos of the South filmed by Indian influencers. Indians are also adept at circumventing internet censorship, stealing electricity, and using various methods to upload and watch videos. Crowdfunding satellite services is also a temporary solution for influencer companies.

Based on intelligence gathered from various sources, including relevant videos scraped by Ministry of National Defense officials from external websites, the Ministry of National Defense can currently inform the General Staff of the following:

It seems, probably, or possibly, that Li Xinghe's troops have entered Hyderabad.

However, there are also reports that former US First Lady Usha Chlukuri is considering returning to Andhra Pradesh, India, to run for office, which has attracted many unfamiliar faces from the state.

Another report said that a large number of armored vehicles bearing the Indian flag had appeared on the roads, suggesting a possible coup d'état.

At this time, the Indian Ministry of Defense gave its assessment:

"Based on the assessments of all parties, the only thing I can tell you is that there is a suspected armed force entering our Andhra Pradesh."

For the time being, the Ministry of National Defense is unaware of what is happening in the far south.

Where is Li Xinghe's army? I don't know.

Li Xinghe's combined fleet ceased to reveal its identity after entering the Indian Ocean and is currently living in the shadow of war, undetected by the Indian Ministry of Defense.

That's why Chief of Staff Johan looked at the map with a puzzled expression.

He couldn’t help but think about the worst-case scenario: what if it was a combined land and sea attack, still the same surprise attack and quick retreat style of Li Xinghe’s troops?

Johan suddenly thought of the Indian army's operational doctrine:

"If this is a real-world operation targeting a replication of our 'cold start' theory..."

This is exactly the method India has come up with to defeat India.

The Indian military once strongly promoted its own "Cold Start" operational doctrine. This doctrine emphasizes rapidly depriving the opponent of its retaliatory capabilities, severely weakening the opponent's military strength without causing the enemy to believe that the conflict has escalated to the level of nuclear war.

What Li Xinghe is doing now is, in fact, conducting a non-nuclear war surprise attack against India, entirely in accordance with the 'cold start' warfare theory.

However, this operational theory could not gain the approval of Indian Ministry of Defense civilian officials, who felt that this approach excluded civilian officials from providing strategic guidance to military officers and was prone to creating chaos and large-scale nuclear war.

This brings to mind the three-way conflict between Indian civil servants, military officers, and politicians.

In fact, it's difficult to say whether the Indian Army or the Indian Ministry of Defence is on the right or wrong.

Whether a cold start strategy works or not remains to be seen in practice.

For example, after the 6-0 victory in the India-Pakistan air war in 2025, the Indian army attempted a "cold start" counterattack, aiming to mobilize a large number of Indian troops to attack Pakistan. However, the cold start proved ineffective; the 14th Corps was bogged down in Ladakh at an altitude of 3300 meters, making a rapid assault impossible. Meanwhile, the 33rd Armored Division of the 1st Corps was reportedly unable to launch an attack from its forward base in Haryana due to insufficient fuel.

I don't know if the fuel was secretly resold by the soldiers.

So, whether the civilian or military officials are right or wrong depends on whether they can achieve effective results. At least for now, the civilian officials seem to be more correct, because the Indian army is incapable of large-scale, cold-start, mobile, and surprise attacks.

Just as Chief of Staff Johan was feeling lost, his secretary knocked on the door:

“The Congress Party President visits.”

Rahul Gandhi?

Chief of Staff Johan met with Rahul with some skepticism, wanting to see what kind of nonsense this Italian was spouting.

As soon as Rahul entered, seemingly remembering his mother's teachings, he began to speak:

“In 2013, the Royal United Services Institute published an article arguing that there were significant communication barriers among Indian politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers, leading to their divergent policies and preventing India from achieving unified leadership across the three services.”

Like the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, India's inability to establish a unified leadership is also due to the fact that its various military branches are isolated and independent.

Therefore, Rahul made a very frank and direct request:

"As long as you tacitly agree to bring about Modi's resignation, the position of Chief of the Defence Staff will still be reserved for you, and if you consider leaving the military to join the Congress Party, and the Congress Party supports your candidacy in the upcoming general election, then the position of Minister of Defence will also be yours. At the same time, I can assure you that India should henceforth let officers do what officers should do, and politicians do what politicians should do. We will improve communication and no longer hinder each other."

This means reducing the civilian oversight role of the Ministry of National Defense.

"So what do you mean by tacit consent?" Johan asked.

Rahul recited the words with such conviction, as if he were silently reading what his mother had said:

"India's guiding policy on the use of nuclear weapons is no first use. Nuclear weapons will only be used in limited retaliation against biological, chemical, and nuclear attacks. In other words, under the current circumstances, India cannot use nuclear weapons."

Chief of Staff Johan knew, of course.

He thought this made a lot of sense. The current situation was unclear, and no one knew exactly what had happened. Modi's position was already precarious, and his more than ten years of rule was about to end. How could he easily launch nuclear weapons?

So he just felt strange:

"I understand. I will not support the unauthorized use of nuclear weapons."

Then Rahul left.

The Congress Party convened various opposition parties late at night to propose a motion of no confidence against Modi, demanding his removal and a new general election.

They are now ready to overthrow Modi.

They are just waiting for the right opportunity to coordinate internal and external efforts to remove the Modi government from power.

No sooner had Rahul left than an intelligence report came in:

"Something's wrong! Kota's 18th Rapid Reaction Division says they've spotted a strange armored vehicle unit at a roadside reconnaissance post they set up on the NE4 highway, dozens of miles east of the city. They're initially suspecting it might be a coup d'état force?"

Actually, it was the tollbooth staff of the NE4 highway who discovered this unusual group of soldiers. The number of them crossing the border was too large, so they looked at the license plates and found that the vehicles were quite different from what they remembered. They reported this to their superiors, who then forwarded it to the military.

Then, the 18th Rapid Reaction Division sent people to check the surveillance footage and realized something was wrong. They managed to contact the Ministry of National Defense.

However, the officers sent out by the 18th Rapid Reaction Division had a relatively low level of knowledge and did not recognize which country the armored vehicle came from, so they could not understand that foreign troops had intervened.