The Dollar Illusion: How the West Redirected Bharat and China Away from True Power
In the grand theater of global power, economics has always been the silent scriptwriter. While wars, political upheavals, and revolutions occupy the center stage, it is the undercurrent of money, who prints it, who hoards it, and who consumes it, that silently dictates the course of history.
In this play, the United States has long held the most powerful pen: the ability to print the world’s reserve currency, the U.S. dollar, at will. This “endless printing machine” has been used not merely to fund its own prosperity but also to strategically redirect the destinies of nations that might one day challenge its dominance.
Bharat (India) and China, with their ancient civilizations, immense populations, and unmatched human potential, were both identified as nations capable of altering the balance of power. Yet, instead of seeing them flourish in defense, space, and agriculture, the very pillars of sovereignty and resilience, a clever diversion was orchestrated.
Dog biscuits of printed dollars were scattered, and the brightest minds were led towards IT in Bharat and manufacturing in China.
The result: flourishing service and manufacturing economies, but hollow cores in the most strategic sectors.
“Nations are not enslaved by chains alone; they can also be enslaved by comfort.” ~ Adarsh Singh
The Dollar as a Weapon of Influence
The U.S. dollar enjoys a privilege unlike any other currency. It is the world’s reserve currency, accepted almost universally in trade, finance, and investment. This allows America to print as much as it desires without immediate consequences, exporting its inflation and importing real goods and services.
During the COVID-19 crisis, the U.S. printed nearly $16 trillion in stimulus and liquidity support. While some of it supported its own economy, a significant portion flowed into global IT services, equity markets, and technology outsourcing, benefiting India’s IT giants immensely. Similarly, consumer demand and trade ensured that China’s manufacturing juggernaut never stopped rolling.
But the deeper effect was psychological: it lulled these sectors into believing they had “arrived,” distracting nations from nurturing their true engines of strength.
The Strategic Diversion of Bharat
Bharat, the land of Vedas, Upanishads, and unmatched intellectual heritage, naturally produces some of the finest minds in the world. Historically, India was a pioneer in mathematics, astronomy, metallurgy, and agricultural sciences.
Yet in the last three decades, a massive brain drain occurred, not only physically, through migration, but also intellectually, as talent was concentrated into the IT sector. Millions of brilliant youth were pulled into software services, outsourcing, and coding for Western corporations.
The short-term result? An IT boom, a growing middle class, and rising stock markets.
The long-term cost? Neglect of agriculture innovation, insufficient defense R&D, and relatively slow progress in space until very recently.
“The tragedy of a nation is not when its people are poor; it is when its people forget what they were meant to achieve.” ~ Adarsh Singh
China and the Manufacturing Trap
China, on the other hand, was strategically placed into the role of the world’s factory. American capital and European demand created an export-driven manufacturing ecosystem that powered China’s rise. From toys to electronics, textiles to heavy machinery, China became indispensable to global trade.
But this too was a golden cage. Manufacturing made China wealthy, but its dependency on Western markets meant it was always vulnerable to sanctions, tariffs, and supply-chain disruptions. More importantly, the massive focus on manufacturing delayed deep diversification into agriculture resilience and space dominance.
Defense, of course, saw strong growth, but it often lacked the global partnerships and free technological flows that the West carefully guarded for itself.
The Missing Triad: Defense, Space, and Agriculture
To understand the magnitude of what was lost, one must appreciate the significance of these three sectors:
1. Defense
True sovereignty is impossible without indigenous defense capabilities. A nation that cannot defend itself must bow before others. While Bharat and China have advanced defense industries today, decades of distraction slowed down their progress and kept them dependent on external inputs for far too long.
2. Space
Space is the frontier of the 21st century, the highway to future resources, surveillance, and security. Whoever dominates space will dominate Earth. The U.S. has known this since the Apollo missions. India and China made strides, Chandrayaan, Mangalyaan, and China’s space station are testimonies, but the diversion delayed how quickly these achievements could have been consolidated into dominance.
3. Agriculture
Agriculture is not just food security; it is civilizational security. A nation dependent on foreign food or seeds is permanently vulnerable. Despite being agrarian at its roots, Bharat’s agriculture sector still struggles with low productivity, dependence on imports of critical fertilizers, and insufficient technological revolutions.
“Defense guards the borders, space guards the future, but agriculture guards the soul of a nation.” ~ Adarsh Singh
The Illusion of Wealth in IT
The IT sector in Bharat particularly benefited from the $16 trillion COVID stimulus. Massive outsourcing contracts, digital transformation, and global dependence on remote services filled the coffers of IT firms and enriched thousands of professionals.
But this wealth is precarious. It is built on dependence on Western demand, dollar inflows, and vulnerabilities to automation and artificial intelligence.
Comfort zones can be dangerous. A nation that believes wealth alone is security is like a sailor who mistakes calm seas for safety while ignoring the storm on the horizon.
The Psychology of Subtle Colonization
Colonization in the 21st century does not arrive in the form of armies or battleships. It comes through the seduction of money, the allure of global markets, and the dopamine of recognition from the West.
Bharat and China, instead of becoming fully self-reliant powers, were offered a role in the play written by others. They were applauded as IT leaders and manufacturing giants, but never encouraged as defense innovators, space explorers, or agricultural revolutionaries.
This is psychological colonization: making people feel successful while quietly capping their potential.
“The most dangerous chains are not the ones we resist, but the ones we celebrate.” ~ Adarsh Singh
Lessons for the Future
The time has come for Bharat and China to break free from this diversion and reclaim their true paths of power. Several lessons stand out:
1. Rebalance Talent ~ Not every bright student needs to become an IT engineer. The same brilliance must flow into defense research, agricultural innovation, and space technology.
2. Reduce Dollar Dependency ~ As long as global trade depends on the dollar, the U.S. will hold the master key. Developing indigenous financial systems, alternative reserve mechanisms, and stronger local currencies is essential.
3. Invest in Civilizational Strengths ~ Both Bharat and China are ancient civilizations with unique knowledge systems. Integrating traditional wisdom with modern science can yield breakthroughs in sustainable agriculture, holistic defense, and ethical technology.
4. Guard Against Complacency ~ Wealth accumulation must not lull sectors into a false sense of permanence. The world changes, and with it, dependencies can become traps overnight.
A Call to Awareness
History has shown that civilizations that forget their roots or get trapped in illusions eventually decline. But civilizations that awaken to their true calling rise again with greater strength.
Bharat’s destiny is not merely to be a global IT hub. China’s destiny is not merely to be the world’s factory. These are stepping stones, not end goals. The real journey is towards mastery in defense, space, and agriculture, the triad of power that secures sovereignty for centuries.
“The world respects wealth, but it bows before self-reliance.” ~ Adarsh Singh
The U.S. dollar strategy was brilliant in its subtlety: by throwing “dog biscuits” of printed money, it redirected civilizations away from their core strengths. But destiny is never fully written. Nations can awaken, re-channel their brilliance, and reclaim their rightful place.
For Bharat and China, the path forward is clear: recognize the illusion, embrace the real, and build unshakable foundations in the sectors that matter most.
“Nations that live by borrowed wealth will always remain in borrowed time. True freedom begins when a civilization invests in its own destiny.” ~ Adarsh Singh
Fri Oct 3, 2025
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