User blog comment:Ty Rezac/Superpowers/@comment-1630894-20120709204715/@comment-1630894-20120716143808

I never disputed that America may eventually have competition. I said that they would remain a superpower, even with reduced influence. Your statement that the US was "going down", framed in disagreement with my statement, seems to state that the US would not even be a superpower in 20-30 years. There could be more than one superpower at the same time.

Also, India withdrew from the British Commonwealth and became a Republic in 1950. India has an ongoing border dispute with China, while Pakistan's relations with the US are suffering. Thus, it is far more likely that India would be on our side while Pakistan supports the Chinese.