Yes, Prime Minister of Japan

The timetable is not what Modi expected.

Perhaps the biggest problem is that Indian time and Tokyo time are not on the same timeline.

When the Modi government tried to infiltrate Li Xinghe's territory and send Indians to work at low wages to earn remittances, Li Xinghe was thinking about getting India to pay back the money.

When India defaulted on its debt, Li Xinghe issued a threat to India.

Just when India thought it could continue to act as an international rogue state, the Southern Command had already captured the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, towed away the INS Vikrant as a war trophy, and this girl from India thus became a tourist ship of the Han Kuang Volunteer Army.

When India was tricked into slaughtering pigs in Port Blair and Visakhapatnam was attacked, the Modi government, on the one hand, was facing economic collapse and crumbling foundations, and on the other hand, could only cut off the internet and carry out full-band jamming to prevent the government, which was beset by internal and external troubles, from collapsing.

Therefore, while Li Xinghe had already dispatched his fleet, which had many years of combat experience, into the Indian Ocean, the Modi government was only slowly sending S. Jaishankar to Tokyo to negotiate the relevant funds.

By the time the Modi government began to realize that something was wrong, Li Xinghe's troops had already landed and used the Indian Army's 'cold start strategy' to launch an attack on New Delhi.

Tokyo time is several months ahead of Indian time.

Even at this point, the Modi government was still unaware that it had been attacked overnight.

What they are really worried about is the wave of opposition that has paralyzed the city by millions of protesters occupying the streets.

Modi's friends are pondering how to deal with this surging wave of popular support:

"Under these circumstances, it seems we will have no choice but to dissolve the government and hold new national elections..."

Someone suggested:

"How about we seize on the opposition, sentence the leaders of the Congress Party, the People's Party, and other parties again, and disqualify them from running for office?"

"Everyone who could be arrested has been arrested, and everyone who could be sentenced has been sentenced. But public opinion remains the same."

It's not that Modi didn't arrest anyone; rather, he arrested everyone he could and removed everyone who could cause trouble, yet a steady stream of people still climbed up to oppose him.

Sitting in his seat, Modi, who has ruled India for 17 years, pondered deeply.

Is Modi ruthless towards his political opponents?

Not really.

Although he incites populism to attack Muslims, in India's brutal political environment where assassinations, shootings, and knife fights are commonplace, Modi's opponents are at most arrested and sentenced by the courts. In terms of political style, although Modi always tries to portray himself as tough, he is not a South Asian tough guy.

On the contrary, he adhered to the unspoken rules of Indian tribal politics. One could even say he was more law-abiding than others, given his low-caste background and his status as a model of grassroots success; he was more sensible in New Delhi, a place rife with tribal power.

However, he is also someone who is prone to pride and becomes excessively arrogant when he is conceited.

As is well known, Modi's support base is based on the Hindu far-right Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which originated during World War II. This is a far-right militia with gang-like characteristics. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged from within them, although the BJP began to shift towards solidarity and return to a more moderate stance in the mid-term.

Neither the RSS nor the BJP fully supports Modi. During the 2014 Indian general election, Modi began to engage in opportunistic populist propaganda. One of the BJP's founding members, Advani, almost went on a hunger strike, believing that a right-wing madman like Modi, who was ambitious and incited populist attacks, was unsuitable to be India's leader.

After his victory in the 2019 general election, Modi, believing he had won in the bag and becoming a hero in the eyes of Indians, stopped visiting the key leaders of the RSS and instead demanded that they come to him. This fully demonstrated Modi's arrogance and conceit following his two election victories. This led to a growing estrangement between the RSS and Modi's BJP, until the 2024 general election, in which Modi suffered a major setback, finally prompted him to resume visiting the RSS leaders.

This overly arrogant yet astute and opportunistic personality is the main characteristic that has led Modi to where he is today.

"What should we do..."

But the timing suddenly felt a bit off.

"Something's happened! Something really bad! A coup army carrying the Congress Party flag has appeared outside the city! I don't know which part it is."

Defense Minister Singh, a close friend, partner, and money-making savvy of Modi, anxiously delivered some bad news to him.

The army arrived after the coup.

Once the coup forces are close to New Delhi, Modi's room for maneuver will be very limited. Although India has a million-strong army, there are very few troops near New Delhi. The closest is the 22nd Infantry Division of the Western Command, stationed in Mitra, 72 kilometers northeast of New Delhi. It would take them at least half a day to get back.

The Congress Party made the first move.

General.

"Hmm... does that mean I have no choice but to step down?"

Modi's greatest strength is actually evasion, and he is currently trying to find ways to evade it as well.

This is not a derogatory term. During the massacre of Muslims in Gujarat, Modi hid very well and could not be found for three days.

When India's two demonetization policies caused huge public uproar, Modi hid it very well. Amid such great public discontent, Modi was able to ensure that most people forgot about his embarrassing mistakes.

Even the tough words Modi makes during each election campaign are always suddenly hidden after he wins the election, as if Modi never said anything.

He adopted a populist mobilization strategy, yet he himself adhered more strictly to the rules of parliamentary struggle (since his opponent was a fool like Rahul). He also heavily supported conglomerates through destructive measures like selling off state-owned enterprises and economic stimulus plans, forcibly driving India's economic development through their investments. This approach, relying on inflation, coercive policies, and conglomerate-driven growth, predictably met with disastrous consequences: besides creating high inflation and a vast wealth gap, it also created a chaotic India where the world's richest nation coexists with a severely hungry population, and ecological collapse, pollution, and inefficient development are intertwined.

Those familiar with this style will instantly associate it with a magnanimous Japanese man.

That's right, it was Shinzo Abe who was killed by Tetsuya Yamagami.

Although Abe comes from a prominent Japanese family, Modi is essentially a carbon copy of Shinzo Abe in India in terms of his adherence to parliamentary rules, his ability to evade blame, his ousting of opponents, his excessive issuance of liquidity to stimulate market inflation, his support for conglomerates, and ultimately, his failure to address inflation, widen wealth inequality, and economic stimulus policies.

They both did some things well, and they both messed up many more. They were able to gather some public opinion, but they couldn't push for thorough political reform.

This is why many political observers have been saying since 2014 that "Modi is India's Shinzo Abe".

At that moment, the sound of cannons boomed.

The sound of the 105mm tank gun could already be faintly heard in the city.

Rahul Gandhi, standing outside the presidential palace, held up a megaphone and urged his supporters to keep moving forward:

“Our army is outside the city, Narendra Modi, your reign is over!”

Millions of protesters stormed the Prime Minister's office, roaring:

"Modi step down! Modi step down!"

Uncontrolled anger surged through the streets of New Delhi, a city of over ten million people, like a volcano that had already erupted and was forced to burn.

The city, unsurprisingly, began to burn—in a physical sense.

In the murky gray haze, as the sweltering summer heat was about to break, the entire city seemed trapped in a volcano. People were fearful, violent, angry, and bewildered, setting fires everywhere in the streets, burning Modi's image, and smashing BJP propaganda slogans.

Seeing the Indians behaving this way, Modi in the Prime Minister's Office felt increasingly threatened by the situation.

It's time to activate your evasion skills.

They are making preparations in full swing.

Outside the city, the 1st Armored Division has temporarily halted its advance.

Everyone combined information from various sources:

"A border clash has broken out between Pakistani and Indian troops, resulting in casualties on both sides. Our men have climbed the Karakoram Mountains, controlling the Galwan Valley and Pangong Lake, overlooking Leh. The Indian Ministry of Defence has ordered Indian troops to resist resolutely, but the number of Indian troops retreating from the front lines is increasing."

He Yang looked at the sky:

Are we the only ones in the world seriously preparing for a world war?

Since the 90s, with the collapse of the Soviet Union and the United States’ global offensive, there has been an interesting decline in the quality of global militaries.

Armies around the world have gradually moved towards canceling large-scale military exercises and instead spending years stationed on their borders. This situation has led to a significant slowdown in both the preparation of combat equipment and the evolution of combat technologies.

The equipment of this type of force is mainly used for dealing with border frictions and for aesthetic purposes to please the public. Their operational mode is primarily based on World War I-style guerrilla warfare; they exchange artillery fire when necessary, and otherwise engage in smuggling and their own small businesses. As a result, the force's combat capabilities have become increasingly weak.

A prime example is Indonesia, which was thoroughly defeated by Li Xinghe. Russia and Ukraine, after several years of fighting, have also ended up in roughly the same situation.

It's said that the problem stems from a lack of money, but things were actually better when we were poorer than they are now; at least our fighting spirit and organizational skills were still intact.

It is more likely a decline in the willpower and organizational capacity of the military.

The Vietnamese army was already considered among the best, at least they could organize large-scale field forces, although they were still using World War II equipment and lacked air superiority, so they were completely outmatched. This is yet another classic example of a military going astray in business.

Inside the city.

Inside the Prime Minister's residence, Modi's mind raced:

“I negotiated with Rahul Gandhi of the Congress Party. I announced the dissolution of Parliament, granted him a pardon, and appointed him as interim prime minister. He assured me that he would not target me or the BJP during this period.”

That's utter nonsense.

Given India's political climate, and the fact that Rahul Gandhi was imprisoned and sentenced by Modi, he will undoubtedly harbor resentment and seek revenge.

But Modi is confident that he can prevent Rahul Gandhi from targeting him.

Because the BJP remains the largest political party in India, it's uncertain whether the Congress Party can regain its position as the largest party if parliament is dissolved early and a new general election is held. Rahul Gandhi certainly cannot run, as he has already been convicted and disenfranchised. Therefore, Modi tempted Rahul Gandhi with a pardon and the position of interim prime minister, hoping he would stand in his way.

Soon, Rahul Gandhi understood the situation and immediately agreed.

"He agreed."

"Okay, let's go."

Modi and his friends went to the top floor and escaped by helicopter.

Modi's spokesperson also announced via satellite signal that Modi had resigned, dissolved parliament early, and that Rahul Gandhi would serve as interim prime minister.

Finally, the BJP and Modi, which had been incubated by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and had shifted towards a far-right populist wave, announced their resignation, dissolved parliament, and brought down the government.

As Modi and his friends took off from the presidential palace in a helicopter, a mob scaled the walls, pushed down the gates, and stormed into the prime minister's residence. They looted and beat anyone they saw, venting their anger and discontent.

The Modi government collapsed just like that.

But we cannot say that India is dead, because only the Modi government has collapsed.

If we call the period from Nehru to Singh when the Congress Party was in power, a society that absorbed some socialism, pursued a strong state-owned economy but could not solve the problem of inefficiency of Soviet-style state-owned enterprises, and at the same time superficially covered up many other things but could not hide its sub-imperialist nature, then we can call it First India.

So, the more than ten years that Modi has been in power, selling out state-owned enterprises, exploiting natural resources, relying on rampant money printing and inflated GDP, cultivating one of the world's most unequal societies, and attempting to achieve economic leapfrog development through the investment of conglomerates, can be called the Second India.

Without industry, there is no industry. It's like advanced mathematics; if you don't know it, you don't know it.

There are no changes during normal times, but when it comes to the year-end exam, you can't just make up an answer for advanced mathematics on the spot.

A low score is a low score.

Just like its artificially inflated GDP, the illusory fat is not a healthy body, just as there is never a big stomach, only a large lump of unhealthy fat.

Modi's India is like a piece of air that has been inflated; with the slightest breath, it disappears without a trace.

outside the city.

The soldiers watched from afar as Modi's helicopter fled.

Why don't we shoot down Modi's helicopter?

“If one Modi falls, countless others will be waiting to rise to power through populism. We’re just here to collect a debt; all we want is for India to pay back the money. We’ll deal with that when the Congress Party falls in a few years,” the staff explained.

This is just a short-term conflict.

Once the debts are paid off, even if Modi returns for the next election, or India disintegrates, the coalition forces don't really want to get involved.

And frankly, even the coalition forces can see that the Congress Party and Rahul Gandhi are utter incompetent. Excessively offending populism to support incompetent people will only lead to public resentment.

Tokyo.

Takeshi Iwaya and Jaishankar attended a joint press conference:

"India has held close consultations with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and reached a debt repayment agreement of 24 trillion yen. The Indian government will initially repay 10 trillion yen, followed by the four major Indian conglomerates—the Adani family, the Ambani family, the Tata Group, and the Bella family—each assuming approximately 1 trillion yen of the debt. The remaining debt will be covered by India's defense budget, with 10 trillion yen to be repaid over ten years."

India's four major families also learned from television that the Congress Party government had arranged huge new debts for them.

But they couldn't refuse, because they had all received huge benefits from Modi, and it was time to give them back. The next few years would be the era of Rahul Gandhi leading the Congress Party, and the oligarchs would have to pay their protection money.

Takeshi Iwaya said:

"We will forgive 4 trillion yen of India's debt. At the same time, we will not charge any further interest and will instead use it as a joint fund for investment in India."

This sounds strange. First, exempt 4 trillion, and then reinvest the interest back into India. It sounds like it's very good for India.

In reality, it simply calculated the interest for the next ten years, waived the 4 trillion yuan as interest, packaged it as an investment fund to give back to India, and then verbally gave it to India.

Then, all sorts of news slowly began to emerge.

Rajiv Gandhi forced Modi to step down and became India's interim prime minister. (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the initial statement.)

Li Xinghe's troops have entered India.

S. Jaishankar joined the Congress Party government.

India has not only repaid 12 trillion, but also has to pay back the interest accrued over the years.

Li Xinghe became the first person to recoup his investment and interest in India. However, he did so by forcing India to relinquish it through force.

All sorts of news are flying around everywhere.

The Washington Post offered a humorous yet insightful assessment:

"It was as if Li Xinghe had poked a burly man full of air with a needle, and the South Asian man disappeared without a trace, just like a deflated balloon."

Chapter 932: Please Colonize Me (4100 words)