Every once in a while I get the feeling India will be where the west’s war on China happens. India goes full on fash, invades Pakistan, and starts a genocide of Muslims and Buddhists, China feels they have no choice but to get involved.

Kinda like a ukraine rerun, with a better motivated proxy with more people and industry and everyone has nukes. If that really is the game plan the Iran war is an attempt to get control of the western front.