Ranking Geopolitical Power (tier list)

[@Starlink502]

My one issue is that you put Wrong map of India. Kashmir is 60% is controlled by India and arunachal pradesh is completely controlled by India

[@prathammudgal9115]

100% Legally

[@Shreyash112]

Its a major issue,there needs to be done something at global level to show KASHMIR BELONGS TO INDIA,i like how they organised more G20 meetings in Kashmiri than any other state

[@sauravGamingmusic]

Bro first you look who made this video hahah they made video in search information from Google and don't know then ground reality 😂he make video in room and think about world who are powerful 😂

[@JohnDorian-j7x]

@@sauravGamingmusic bro... he grabbed a random map from a map database that's showing over 2 dozen countries on it to show the general "location" of India on the globe... for a few seconds to show the audience where India is generally located if you were less familiar with geography. Its reeeaaaaalllllllllllllllyyy not that big of a deal, lol. You're reading wayyyyy to much into this

[@sauravGamingmusic]

@@JohnDorian-j7x it's a big issue lol if you don't know the reality and download photo random in Google if really want a serious video then make a serious and carefully every thing and if don't know then reality then much better don't make wrong information video.

[@AniMageNeBy]

Dude... Putting China in A class instead of S class is already contentious, but placing it BEHIND India??! India MAY reach a state where this *might* be possible, but this is clearly going to take decades. One must be honest here: both military, economically and in terms of power-projection, China has clearly the upperhand. Saying, in a speculative manner, "ah this may change in some decades time, so I'm putting them before China".... is....weird beyond normal logic. You either make a ranking of how it is NOW, or you do it as it will be in several decades... but you can't have it both. For NO other country, did you use speculation of how things might go in the future, yet you do for India. This just doesn't make sense. I admire India and agree it has potential, but when making a ranking, one must remain realistic - and consistent, here.

[@Vishakha_B897]

I'm Indian and I agree with most of what you've written.

[@RJ-bq4ix]

he want views lol

[@arcaakvira]

you can see indians in the comment arguing that china is s-tier we feel proud of our country that doesn't mean we don't know our geopolitical stand point

[@AniMageNeBy]

@@arcaakvira Right? I'm glad chauvinism doesn't trump realism. India certainly has potential to also become a superpower in the long run, but if one is being logical and realist here; now or even in the near future, they don't beat China. I mean, China has even surpassed Russia, except in the nuclear missiles domain. I think the author of the vid did this on purpose, to introduce some contention and stir up some extra interest. But it's pretty clear that, China should be either considered the lower S-class, or the upper A-class. Things may change in a few decades time, but since he didn't do this "futuristic speculation" for any other country, only for India - he's being disingenuous. What he basically is doing, is placing India speculatively how it might be in 20-30 years, between other countries how *those* are *today* . That's so nonsensically absurd, there must be an ulterior motive to it.

[@francescoluchetti5993]

@@Vishakha_B897 love unbiased people's opinions, thank you

[@SpringsteenRecordings]

Sweden more powerful than Italy? Utter nonsense

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

"Economics, Alliances and Geography matters a lot" Proceeds to put Sweden on the list and not Norway. "Sweden controls the North-Sea" Sweden don't even have direct access to the North Sea! This man is just guessing at this point

[@sventibaldo]

Sweden shouldn't even be on this list. But neither should Italy. Doesn't matter how populous and rich a country is, when it doesn't have any real autonomy on foreign policy and Italy has far less autonomy than even Sweden.

[@Avant-garde1611]

You probably have no idea about the level of sophistication Sweden has in it's military sector it's simply world class,Best in world.

[@SpringsteenRecordings]

@@Avant-garde1611 Sweden is no more advanced than the UK or France and spends far far less on materiel than either of those nations

[@thecomment9489]

There are many other nonsense in this video.

[@jaigagandeep.s5100]

Bollywood is not named by Indians ourselves it is what Americans named it . We call it Indian cinema because we have variety of film Industries with different languages . All combined make it Indian cinema . Only Bollywood is the one based in Mumbai .

[@korana6308]

Why is it named Bollywood?

[@asiankangaroo1736]

In What world brother, everyone in India calls it bollywood

[@sagar3455]

@@korana6308 It was named after Tollywood, the Bengal cinema (Tollygunge region) established in 1932. It was named Tollywood due to the similarities between Tollygunge and Hollywood. In the 1930s, Hollywood was not as trans-national cinema as it became later. Tollywood films were the first to dominate India and international festivals. Bollywood was named after the success of Tollywood.

[@rayjynx]

@@asiankangaroo1736 Bollywood is only confined to Mumbai however, it's the mainstream.

[@rvind000]

@@asiankangaroo1736 Cuz it was in Bombay (now Mumbai).

[@kamalakshRakshit]

show the correct map of INDIA.how the hell can you exclude ARUNACHAL PRADESH which is a UN recognised state in INDIA. moreover JAMMU KASHMIR and LADAKH are complete INDIAN states

[@vishantthapa]

He got that Chinese version of Indian map. I would suggest him to know more about our country geographically and historically.

[@prince_rathore7535]

@PrinceSinghRawat-ff8jz : tum Americans ko frnd samjhtey ho ?

[@prince_rathore7535]

@PrinceSinghRawat-ff8jz hmm kaam nikalbana ana chahiye bss👍

[@skt1731]

That's not his fault. Google and Microsoft maps outside India show India cut up like he is showing, despite Indian CEOs and Indian tech leaders in both companies. From Nehru to Modi, Indian foreign affairs establishment and diaspora abroad has been nonchalant, week and pathetic. Indians just don't care. China has banned Google and yet Googlies would not dare show China as cut up with separate Tibet, Turkmenistan (Xinjiang), Manchuria and more. Basically, the Chinese do not tolerate and threaten with dire consequence.

[@Tethloach1]

He forgot to highlight Alaska as USA but that is normal like nations with overseas territories.

[@clovismalinverni]

Russia and China at the same level of France? Sorry, but this list is pure nonsense.

[@dinozocker_lp1465]

Yeah A Tier should ony be Russia and India, maybe Germany. China is ofc in S

[@sylvaint7724]

It's only nonsense for China really. USA should be S, China A, then everything else lower. Russia is "stronger" than France but faces enormous challenges on every criterias.

[@xenotypos]

It's relative for Russia, but China is way above indeed. That being said, I'm surprised you only mentioned France while he put UK and Germany in the same tier, which have a similar political power. Maybe even less for the UK.

[@newwaveinfantry8362]

@@dinozocker_lp1465 France has a better military than Russia, Germany or India.

[@newwaveinfantry8362]

@@sylvaint7724 Russia is not even stronger than France. More manpower? Sure. Superior airforce and navy? Absolutely not.

[@thereallegend6990]

One thing you overlooked is that Germany and Japan's economy has stopped growing a while ago and even faced recession

[@millevenon5853]

They both have stagnant populations. Their populations have been stagnant for over 20 years now

[@juliane__]

Happened several times in my livetime. Overall it quadrupeled in my livetime. Short term effects are irrelevant in the long scope.

[@yastyman]

@@juliane__ this time is special

[@Activethinker6378]

​@@juliane__this time it's different

[@vanjamenadzer]

He also overlooked state of US and A. The country is falling apart, but their propaganda is still the best in the world.

[@recon17]

Kashmir: legally accessdes to India. random maps: No

[@isacr4063]

Random maps can go eff itself.

[@PakistanDefenseForum]

Kashmir does not belong to India.

[@interestingshots3]

No it didn't. Maharaja was not the owner of Kashmir

[@isacr4063]

@@interestingshots3pakistan has no claims

[@Anomander5622]

@@interestingshots3 and maharaja joined india

[@schutsheer_des_vaderlands]

Massively overestimated Swedistan

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

"Economics, Alliances and Geography matters a lot" Proceeds to put Sweden on the list and not Norway. Sweden don't even have direct access to the North Sea!

[@schutsheer_des_vaderlands]

@@mortimersmithsr2522 Okay but Norway is even less powerful, with half the population. Both don't deserve to be on the list.

[@iskanderaga-ali3353]

Gustavus Adolphus 🗣️🗣️🔥 Libera et Impera🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

@@schutsheer_des_vaderlands Only population wise, Sweden wins with the millions of immigrants yes. And i 100% agree, so many countries above any country in Scandinavia. Both Iran and Italy should be on the list

[@schutsheer_des_vaderlands]

@@mortimersmithsr2522 The great replacement hits hard in Sweden. Iran and Italy would definitely be better choices than any Scandinavian country.

[@fengmusic]

Placing China behind India makes your video less convincing. The Chinese economy is five times larger than that of India. Additionally, the size of China's manufacturing industry is equivalent to that of the next nine countries combined (including the U.S., Germany, Japan, and others).

[@Aggoenix]

I would say USA is S- and will remain there. China is A, with potential to grow into S. India is B with potential to grow into A or fall into C (there are certain difficulties that might make it a bit irrelevant geopolitically compared to the US and China). My personal tip is also if EU integrates more, which is happening, develops european army, it might grow into A+ in a decade or two. Russia today is A- and it will probably even fall to B, i dont see any possibility for it to become S.

[@bullseye6969]

​@@Aggoenixass😂

[@Devastating-queen-destroyrKing]

​@@AggoenixAlright don't get Surprised if tmrw ur company gets a new boss who is an Indian nerd 🤓

[@SaurabhPandey-ow6ex]

usd is the backbone of usa. Once replaced then goodluck...brics currency 😂​@@Aggoenix

[@n-hexane8271]

@@Aggoenix man ignored indian soft power and goes ahead to say "india would become irrelevent geopolitically" blud indian diaspora controls countries elections already.

[@TheSeBjo]

As a Swede I would never have thought Sweden would be on here, haha.

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

He is American, i'm just surprised he could name 17 countries. "Economics, Alliances and Geography matters a lot" Proceeds to put Sweden on the list and not Norway. "Sweden controls the North Sea" Sweden don't even have direct access to the North Sea! He is just guessing for clicks

[@Aggoenix]

@@mortimersmithsr2522 Dude put Sweden there and not Spain, with much larger population, influence, language, gdp and landsize lol.

[@eli53973]

Because his ranking is completely wrong, Sweden has no business being on this list when you have Spain, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan, UAE, Egypt, Israel, South Africa... etc. All much more influential than Sweden that he forgot or doesn' t know exist.

[@Tacticalerth]

Sweden lacks a strategic depth

[@andycockrum1212]

@@AggoenixSweden is much more important geopolitically than Spain is, plus Sweden has a robust and advanced domestic military industrial complex. Spain may be big but it’s a non player in most world events right now

[@holeesheet8582]

Even though I am from India but, China in its current state is clearly in the S tier...... All the other rankings seem good and well-researched....

[@turtlesoup8134]

No, the other countries are put there through his bias, and not proper information. He forgets the concept of sovereignty when it comes to geopolitics.

[@priyanshshrivastava9013]

​@@turtlesoup8134only Us, russia, china and india are fully sovereign nations

[@RishiPatel-q9l]

agreed

[@turtlesoup8134]

@@priyanshshrivastava9013 Iran, North Korea are as well.

[@gimei-chan]

@@priyanshshrivastava9013India is sovereign? Nice joke.

[@panashejmombeshora4021]

I'm eager to see what a version of this video would sound like 20 or 30 years from now. It would be very interesting

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

i'd love to do it again in the future. thanks for watching

[@navinthehouse4710]

Definitely more India, Indonesia, Japan maybe Bangladesh, Vietnam, Kenya, Nigeria too

[@panashejmombeshora4021]

@@navinthehouse4710 less Kenya and Nigeria, especially Nigeria. The leaders there are far more corrupt than those of Zimbabwe, and yet we are used as a benchmark for corruption in Africa. If their governments aren't dealt with, they could single handedly absorb all the potential that the people have to do well

[@plusultra7258]

@@navinthehouse4710 Pretty sure Asia will be more heated up only between India and China. Because we know these two countries will do something big in future

[@Incognito040]

You are totally wrong. If they can fix the border issue then India and China will become next Britain and USA ​@@plusultra7258

[@rogerzen8696]

FYI Aaron, the border dispute between Russia and China was settled before year 2000 through a treaty.

[@capslocked7274]

many chinese school books still teach their kids the old borders / that parts of russia belong to them

[@honestpetvideos9307]

Is it really ? Then why china drums about claiming vladivostok about being their own since "ancients time" and release maps showing so in face of russia

[@rogerzen8696]

@@honestpetvideos9307 the same way you have goons in small hats claiming Isntreal is actually real. Would you rather listen to them?

[@seaker9206]

Maybe thats why russia simulated a nuke attack on china lol

[@eternalobi]

@@honestpetvideos9307 It is officials from China or netizens? if its official then its a big fucking deal. but if its just random netizen in China saying shit. It doesn't really matter.

[@SpringsteenRecordings]

Why is Indonesia not on this list? It has a 278m people whereas Sweden has 10m

[@LNixon-d2r]

Because Indonesia can't help out all its citizens out of poverty and will not give independence to West Papua and there is not much of a welfare state too.

[@sventibaldo]

More than Indonesia, there other countries not mentioned here, that should come before Sweden in this tier list, such as Iran, Egypt or South Africa.

[@SpringsteenRecordings]

@@sventibaldo Argentina and Poland also spring to mind, both are more powerful than Sweden

[@Kanobha-w2n]

No Chinese puppets would be in the list.

[@justkillme27]

@@LNixon-d2r clearly ASEAN is seen as a joke to the ignorant. if you take politics seriously, you have to study this region. by the way, in asia, we have no welfare states. we only have countries that transformed the western welfare model to an asian one, aka the four tigers. this channel only pushes white supremacy along with countries that will overthrow china/chinese. tier list is more predictable than the US facing more homelessness.

[@ayoomeleah]

Why did you leave out the alliances China has created using Belt and Road initiative

[@johnnyissuper6955]

Lol this guy only mentioned Iran Saudi and Russia, and focused on a non existent land dispute between Russia. He didn’t mention China Pakistan economic corridor, huge investment in Africa to make them future markets for China & Russia, as well as Greece, Serbia and Hungary allowing China to bypass Turkish strait. They’re also planning on a canal in Thailand.

[@GRY890]

@@johnnyissuper6955 the guy probably got his information from World Economic Forum

[@arcaakvira]

BRI has failed since most of the country's like italy and pacific islands have rejected it even in africa they are facing backlash from people

[@millevenon5853]

Those are transactional. Chinese don't have people who actually like them outside of their money. Where as people In the Anglosphere generally like each other

[@naacrinternational6970]

@@johnnyissuper6955 All of that amounts to a hill of beans... in the end, NONE of those things are going to even help China, much less save it, when things fall apart and they lash out at the west... as is guaranteed to happen...

[@pjpedia147]

WTF! Indian Map does not include Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir

[@user-il1ey2ur3x]

jammu and kashmir is only recognised as indians inside of india, everyone else sees them as an occupying force.

[@naacrinternational6970]

Few foreigners can even find those places on a map. Nobody cares. Accept it. Proof India's soft power is weak and needs to grow!

[@jatinkumar7287]

Yea in your dreamland

[@kane_lives]

Cool story bro. (Nobody cares)

[@rishisaini5269]

About Kashmir ? I understand. Those bastards still got the control. But Arunachal Pradesh ? Really ?

[@ManojSingh-bg9ue]

Indian here. I would place Russia and china above India for now. Maybe in next 10 years, (provided Modiji continues prime ministership) we will get much more powerful and would compete with China neck to neck. The real game will begin post 2040s when we will have 4 major blocks, Europeans, Chinese, Americans and Indians competing in a multipolar world.

[@xijinpig8982]

Russia is definitely not at that level now, I hate to say it but the west has managed to reduce them to a Chinese vassal gas station with nukes.

[@rishavjha7957]

Based on the overall all analysis, India is more influential than China as Chinese partners not see them as true allys. Yes economically the are 5 times bigger economy than India. But now India is moving towards own manufacturing which will desaster for Chinese export as , India is biggest Import of Chinese goods. Russia will surely not have any competition with India at this point, Their economy is lesser than India and they are struggling with lots of sanctions which will eventually bad for their economy in long run. Also India is also their biggest diffence buyer.

[@cosmos1487]

@@rishavjha7957 also a point to remember is, its not only that India is growing but china is falling too like its loosing its manufacturing might.

[@rishavjha7957]

@@cosmos1487 yes correct

[@epuchildren8780]

India's biggest problem is they relied on Russian technology for military equipment. Now they are having buyer's remorse after Russia's failed invasion of Ukraine.

[@ddvn7128]

Being an indian, i would still say china should be above in ranking just because of sheer economical strength they possess. It is sad to say but india will atleast need about a decade and half or maybe more to reach where china is rightnow in terms of economic power......

[@MahamMaham-oz6cm]

Realistic

[@jayeshkumar9516]

Yeah true.. we are definately 15-20 years behind them as of now

[@ofAwxen]

as another Indian, I concur, we have the potential to outgrow China, but that will take a while

[@Tillu_dream16-39]

China should be A+

[@antojose6902]

💪🏼🇮🇳🤜🏻🏳🇨🇳🏳

[@boatman1328]

Fun video, :-) Well researched and eash to follow. Your resources and pictures really bring it all together. Kudos!

[@dkjakdljfkdjkajjr]

as a japanese i think india is playing preety good, it has ties with russia,china,iran, also with usa,uk,japan,israel it want to fnish west dominance with the help of china and russia also for dedollarisation,...also wants to fight china with the help of japan and usa somali pirates biggest nightmare would be that indian navy shows up while hijacking ...

[@aditube8781]

all of the above. but we don't like china. russia is cool.

[@WalterZiobro]

Australia and Sweden should be ranked higher IMO. People have taken them for granted.

[@benyseus6325]

“Germany will probably take land from France again in the future.” Eh??

[@vladimirkovach]

He is the common stupid political "expert"

[@PokeUrFace]

-"its not going to happen again" ????

[@swarajdash9975]

@@vladimirkovach he's an idiot. simple.

[@TheTrooper1878]

I mean, if you think the borders of Europe will stay like they are for eternity, you are delusional

[@Suffy_69]

The future is thousands and thousands of years. You never know what might happen

[@Danielfahimnia]

Thank you for making these very educational videos. Since you included Saudi Arabia and Turkey, I wish you could give us some info on Iran (Iran is not as Major, but in very sophisticated situation now and significant role in a very important region), or even better, have an episode on Iran, like you did for Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Thanks again for your great work

[@waldenlaker]

Source from WION? very good, very trusted source of info. Good work, keep it coming. Love from India.

[@命运-r1t]

As a Chinese person, our per capita GDP is not higher than that of the United States, and our per capita number of weapons is also far lower than that of the United States. China is a developing country, so even if you categorize us as ‘D-level’, I believe most Chinese people would be willing to accept it. To add, our per capita nuclear weapons possession is also very low.

[@petersinclair3997]

The other thing nuclear weapons multiple Western countries are capable of deploying nuclear weapons but don’t because of the US nuclear umbrella and the non proliferation treaty.

[@YourInfoWorld7]

19:46 what's this mannn!!! you put a very very wrong map of BHARAT (INDIA), it's totally unacceptable what will you do if someone shows wrong map of a part of your home that too is illegally occupied??

[@Flugeo]

There are almost as many dislikes as likes not because you’ve said the truth and that offended many people, but because it’s just hilarious how many things you get wrong while keeping a straight face

[@abhaypratapsingh7379]

Your India ranking correct. People are just focusing on economic while ignoring all the other factors that constitute a countries' geopolitical power.

[@missingoneout280]

Your country is in disarray, you don't have much freedom, it's like the United States, the buearucracy is just a bit too powerful, but the buearucracy is puppeted by the goverment, making it autocratic. Another thing you shouldn't trust this guy as an valid source, he talks bullshit. Although you do have potential, I don't think it's going to develop anytime soon, probably by 2070, India will be an great superpower, not like Mughals which has hegemony over Eurasian economy, just an superpower like the US.

[@abhaypratapsingh3943]

Woooow we have same name 😂

[@indiafirst3676]

@@missingoneout280 Freedom has nothing to do with Geopolitical influence. China has little to no freedom still it is a global superpower. Norway on the other hand is one of the freest nation in the world but still most people don't even know such a country exists. Also Mughals weren't even a regional power let alone a great superpower. A regional power like Marathas completely destroyed them and made them into their vassals that too within less than 50 years

[@grandmanitou6563]

Like what ? A massive underdeveloped land surrounded by enemies including the world's second most powerful nation and plenty of nuclear powers ? A massive uneducated population with critical gender imbalance, one of the prime factors of instability ? A massive brain drain that makes it very hard to hold on the most qualified intellectual elites ?

[@eladelikraybill7904]

utter bullshit, china also has a stronger military, a powerful culture, economy as you stated, and although have less human rights, still has better living conditions than india (both have shit living conditions), I dont want to insult indians, but it will take a while before india becomes a superpower, but its possible

[@beego9131]

Where is Indonesia, argentina and south africa?

[@cosmos1487]

they technically aren't world powers.

[@torelloBank]

argentina is broke

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

He probably has never heard of these countries, he is a noob

[@Mikey14742]

Indonesia - B South Africa - C Argentina - C

[@zxera9702]

There's Sweden there but no Iran?

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

Come on, he is American. It's like Danny de Vito making a workout tier list. You should be impressed he knows 17 countries

[@aalokjoshi6839]

@@mortimersmithsr2522 your profile pic is an American character, your reference while making fun of him is to an American actor, and you are commenting on an American platform. Humble yourself.

[@x-hale2899]

​@mortimersmithsr2522 yeah be careful bro, the US military and CIA will force you into submission, annex the land your house is on and occupy it as a state.

[@Iscoileachme]

@@aalokjoshi6839 he's right tho. Americans love freedom, so they shouldn't be hurt too badly by someone else's opinions right?

[@aalokjoshi6839]

@@Iscoileachme freedom of speech is the freedom for people to make stupid comments and the freedom to disagree with said stupid comments. What would you know tho Europoor

[@NAYouTuCA]

Use correct map of India Kashmir is an integral part of sovereign India, Your map is like showing America without Alaska would you be ok with that ?

[@JohnDorian-j7x]

Bro, its not that big of a deal... the real important thing is the intent behind it anyways. Also, like half of the maps I've seen of the US don't include Alaska, or Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, or a bunch of island territories. As long as he didn't leave it off intentionally due to political reasons, don't give him too much of a hard time (he was almost certainly just using whatever pre-charted map database he has access to).

[@supersuper111]

Another coping pajeet

[@arun_kumar0]

@@JohnDorian-j7x bro... your logic is like "cut of your hands but you should still celebrate that your head is intact"... what kind of logic is that... we don't care how america is showing his map, we are more concern about what Indian map is getting shown... their govt can show whatever map they like... but India never showed this map, so your logic is invalid

[@JohnDorian-j7x]

@@arun_kumar0 Bro... that's a ridiculous metaphor to compare it with. This is not that serious dude. Also, this has nothing to do with "their govt showing whatever map they like". The US has never shown an "official" map of the US without those geographic entities... just like I'm sure India hasn't for theirs. This has literally nothing to do with that, lol.

[@arun_kumar0]

@@JohnDorian-j7x BRO... we are serious about our map... you stop comparing up to america... and that's exactly what I am saying... if america would have shown a different map to the world and if people would have trimmed off some states out of it like texas, California how would you feel... what India is showing its map, the world should show the same... inch by inch, mm by mm... Jammu and Kashmir in its entirety along with Arunanchal Pradesh is Indian territory... we have elections over there, those people don't need visa to cross the "SO-CALLED BORDER" or vice versa and stop showing your american ideology here, we all know how much legal and illegal occupancy you guys do... and if you don't know anything about India stop talking... that's a very very big deal for us

[@ez30yearsago48]

I would definitely put China ahead of India in terms of Geopolitical power, China is the only country that can rival USA. Maybe in 10-20 years time, India and China would probably be similar but right now, China has bigger economy, military, technology, trade volume, Better infrastructure, almost every checklist. But Right behind China would be India and Russia. My list would be similar but right now at S tier - USA A tier - China, India, Russia B tier -UK, France, Germany, C tier - Japan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, D tier - Brazil, Italy E tier - South Korea, Mexico, Canada, Sweden Overall a Great video

[@oxy2986]

China lacks alliance plus have disadvantage in Himalayan region and definitely a weaker soft power but it have influential companies in Africa and south america , big economy , big population , big landmass and definitely control on semiconductor market . Influence in south Asia, west Asia and Africa. Pretty much s rank . India also have Influence on Africa, central Asia, west Asia, Japan , Korean peninsula, South east Asia. The thing is india is military Influence on these regions/countries because it is huge exporter of weapons clearly india beat China in terms of things like this . Literally we send weapons to Armenia, Phillipines , japan , Russia , Iran and African countries. And Adani company Literally buying ports in west Asia and indians companies made Maldives economy go doomed . By buying oil to Russia it survive the world economy and going from stagnation then medical soft power of india is totally huge . It definitely also deserves s rank lower then china .

[@ez30yearsago48]

@@oxy2986 disadvantage in Himalayas region? I don't think so, I think it goes both ways, it's a double edged sword, but India has no real capabilities to invade China, unlike China who can invade India. China's infrastructure along the border is way better than India's infrastructure. China has more technologically superior equipment and more in numbers, and has theatre commands unlike India. In the Himalayas region, definitely going to China. Although people don't show, China's soft power is massive in the global South even more if compared to than India's. Weapons export again go to China, please Google Chinese defence export and compare it to India, Chinese is way ahead of India.

[@oxy2986]

@@ez30yearsago48 i do know these all things but indian army is best army when it comes to war in inhabitable situations. Because of siachin glacier and indian army had advantage of geography Because its on upper level then china's. India had also expanded its infrastructure in NE and ladakha region's by making tunnel , roadways etc. Although china have more advanced. The equipments . Soldiers number do nothing if your army can't fight . Both of india and china have disadvantage but china had more Because of vast remote area between mainland china and india but india don't have that thing Himalayan area literally is connected with plains of india . China will struggle alot to capturing india. Then how can we forget about andman and nicobar islands .

[@dinozocker_lp1465]

@@oxy2986 wdym China lacks alliance. China is allied to North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Iran, some countries in South east asia and has very good relations with Saudi Arabia, Brazil and a lot of Africa. India is the one with a lack of allies. It only really has the US, Japan and South korea against Japan and Russia.

[@levin36]

@@oxy2986 which war did indian win since 1945?

[@obscureorca]

8:12 Such a bad argument for this proposition. Germany's economy was literally falling apart after WW1 and before nazis came into power, in fact it was one of the main, if not the primary reason why they came into power and how they justified starting WW2.

[@toni8003]

0:04 As a FInn, that Swedish flag appearing was pretty much the best joke I've encountered today.

[@asakurayoh3909]

Why?

[@toni8003]

@@asakurayoh3909 Because we like to mock our neighbors.

[@aaravdiwakaristhebest]

Yeah

[@hongluong3427]

The Chinese navy is mainly used for defence, you clearly missesd out on Chinas ICBM and hypersonic missiles something that the us are currently working on. You managed to mention BRICS but missed out in SCO and RCEPT and BRI. Also you missed out on 2 other countries whos Chinas allies (both sanctioned and by america and deemed as a "threat") Iran and North Korea. Alsi the 1 child policy is only aimed at han chinese.

[@CJ-fs1zr]

One child policy no more exist now it’s 3

[@hongluong3427]

@@CJ-fs1zr yeah i know IF you're rich you can have more then 3 and IF you're not "Han" chinese you can habe 10 (as long as you can afford it) Evem with the 1 Child policy it was mainly aimed at "Han" chinese

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

​@@hongluong3427less educated people actualy makes more kids than rich people.

[@hongluong3427]

@@rizkyadiyanto7922 yeah i know, from what i remeber back in the day of Geography and humanities classes (this was many yrs ago) the reason for poor people to have many kids is because when they grow up they'll be contributing to the house income/working in the fields

[@chriscain7333]

China has no ally, cus it doesn't need any, china doesn't create any "alliance", cus its sphere of influence doesn't need "friends" to maintain, simple as that.

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

"Economics, Alliances and Geography matters a lot" Proceeds to put Sweden on the list and not Norway. Sweden don't even have direct access to the North Sea!

[@Iscoileachme]

Also Norway has oil and gas. For the domestic market, true, but it still makes a big difference in defining who's powerful and who has to depend on others.

[@theriam6281]

CORRECTION 21:18 : "Bollywood" was not named by Indians, this word was coined by American media in the 70s and was initially considered derogatory in India but was gradually adopted in India during the 80s and 90s because of its popularity in Western markets.

[@AniMageNeBy]

6:10 Ok, this is another gripe I have with this vid. What border dispute do they *ACTUALLY* have? Since you explicitly say "literally", they should, in effect, have a literal border dispute - which one is it, *precisely*? I bet you can't name it, because... there is none, because at this point in time all borderdisputes between Russia and China have been resolved through the 1991 Sino-Soviet Border Agreement, the 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship, the border agreement between Russia and China signed on 14 October 2003, and the additional Sino-Russian Border Line Agreement of 2008. Each of these agreements dealt with a border issue, and since 2008, ALL border disputes between Russia and China have been resolved. So to what "literal" border dispute are you referring that they are having "right now"? Sorry, but this is sloppy investigative work. If you want to be more professional, at least you should put some effort into it. Including in checking your sources. The only (rather gullible) substantiation I see is a statement in certain particular Western media (whom are notoriously anti-Russia/China) whom claim to have seen "secret documents" no one else has seen, which pretend to show "wargames" of Russia vs China... And this amounts to a "literal border dispute", how, exactly?

[@xijinpig8982]

Something people dont get about the Chinese navy:- No matter how large the Chinese navy is, their first and foremost concern is right off their coast. In the South China Sea to deal with Vietnam/Philippines/Malaysia and the US, and then in the Taiwan strait against Taiwan and the US, and then against Japan in the Ryukyu Islands and the Sea of Japan. The odd few research ships that reach the Indian Ocean are very small in number and can't get past India, Indonesia and Australia (as well as the US) without getting tracked and constantly spied upon. On the contrary, Indian ships are free to sail the Open Indian Ocean without any restrictions or surveillance. India has it much better than China when it comes to naval access.

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

yup

[@shreyangshumodak8923]

@woodoteth2803 that seems impossible to acheive, Russia is third and already has a 2.15 million ton navy while we only have a 608,000 ton Navy!, We have to surpass UK and Japan First

[@irritatedanglosaxon1705]

Plain mind, u must be IQlow than 83. Bcos of China, US, Anglosaxon or India don't hv guts to come close to Asia

[@ind-rishiyt1600]

​@@shreyangshumodak8923nothing is impossible under Modi

[@shreyangshumodak8923]

@@ind-rishiyt1600 do you even understand the amount of budget our navy will need to be the 3rd largest in 2030? More than 5 times of what our navy currently gets

[@Kushagra.j]

I would put China in the S tier. Germany in the B tier. Switch Italy and Sweden. And put both the Muslim countries on here in the C tier.

[@agrajyadav2951]

Saudi is decent

[@MossadDid911]

Saudi is A tier and India is B tier. You don’t know how the world works Poojeet

[@ArnavSingh-ps7os]

@@MossadDid911 bro nobody even name themselves pajeet here abdul

[@cnachopchopnewsagency]

​@@ArnavSingh-ps7osok pajeet tuk tuk tina tuk.

[@ArnavSingh-ps7os]

@@cnachopchopnewsagency how much did they paid you for this comment bot

[@j2174]

Sweden's population is only like 10 million and is not a major player in Europe. How does it have more geopolitical power than Italy, Canada, Mexico?

[@Disorder2312]

4:07 What are you talking about? Russia is largely inhabitable. It just doesn't have much population. You can make a city anywhere in Siberia or the far north, and they have them (Norilsk, Yakutsk).

[@ManG918]

Thank you for the Balanced analysis, with some minor errors.

[@xyleblack2545]

Minor?

[@xyleblack2545]

Minor errors maybe; but a lot of oversights (and I mean a lot).

[@caitlynj7466]

What a smart ass to put China behind India! You know you will get tons of comments. Savvy KZbinr!

[@StrongmanLi-pz7sl]

As a Chinese, I feel so proud to stand behind India, even though India is the strongest country in this universe, everybody knows, it is ranked wrong in this video, but as long as china is standing right behind India next to it, I am feeling joy and safe, that people will know China is not that weak and fragile. Thank you Aaron.♥

[@RogBearD]

@@StrongmanLi-pz7sl tf? 😂😂

[@pradhyumnmisra6882]

I guess thats soft power for you 😉 KZbinrs favouring India for growth already tells of India s soft power upcoming age is a digital one and India will be one of the leading countries in this age Also India may not be ahead of China but yeah in future it will be for sure

[@jorgen728]

@@StrongmanLi-pz7sl Bro is DEFINITELY indian

[@galaxybane2166]

​@@StrongmanLi-pz7sl Ya.. 'As a Chinese'? Sure sure

[@L8mbard8]

Where is Spain? 4th economy of the EU, creators of the spanish countries

[@beni74]

socialists are destroying spain

[@egyptianmapper437]

I think this Video should have some honorable mentions at the end so for me I would choose Egypt,UAE,Iran, Qatar, Pakistan, South Africa, Nigeria, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Spain, Poland and maybe Ethiopia and all these Powers is what I consider not a superpower but a Force to be reckoned with and all these countries either has Population, Natural resources,Military or economic power on Thier side and maybe in the coming decades we will see them make the New world superpower tier list

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

Guess what. I'm doing almost all of those countries in a follow up video

[@egyptianmapper437]

@@AaronWatsonGeo Can't wait for it 👍🏻

[@Himadri.S.Debnath]

I am from Bangladesh USA: Absolutely amazing in everything. Got safe geography, good alliances, extremely strong military and economy. But, they are having a hard time holding international 'authority' China : Forcefully influencial on other countries. Very powerful economy and military but they compromise on quality. Extremely strong economic influence over small countries. Downsides are alliances and demographics India: Very potential economy and demographics. Quite strong military but has a long way to go. One thing exceptional about them is how they maintain strong allies and neutral relations with many many countries. Neighbours are definitely downsides. Russia: They are being stretched so hard. Wartime economy depended on China. Plummeting demographics over such a massive amount of land. Upsides are their geography and resources. Australia: I was a bit surprised at his rankings. They have top tier geographical safety. Strong alliances and not a lot of enemies. With nice economy and reasonable military, I would've placed them at least in B

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

Agree Australia is safe. But who can they really project power upon?

[@Himadri.S.Debnath]

@@AaronWatsonGeo That's why they aren't A tier. Definitely not D.

[@Bruh-jw2ze]

​@@Himadri.S.Debnathi think it's important to consider opinions from the perspective of a native westerner as they're much more in tune with the nuances of power politics amongst the different western players. So as an outsider while it may appear to you that Australia is as good as every other western nation, I'm not sure a native feels the same...

[@Himadri.S.Debnath]

​@@Bruh-jw2ze You got a point. Fair.

[@dawn_alex]

Bro whats the common feeling about India in Bangladesh. Just curious.

[@Bloercon.Anurag_256]

Bro love from Mumbai India 🇮🇳🥰 but the map of india you shown was totally wrong..i understand about kashmir but arunachal Pradesh is totally controlled and administered by India 🇮🇳

[@monstrerr]

🇬🇷❤️🇮🇳

[@Vishakha_B897]

Kashmir is ours. All of it.

[@harris7963]

Wrong!

[@Bloercon.Anurag_256]

@@monstrerr I literally love Greece , I wanna go to there in Santorini........... love from Mumbai India 🇮🇳 to my favourite country Greece🇬🇷🤗🥰☺️😄

[@THOMAS_SHELBY434]

kashmir is India's state. As a kashmiri, it hurts when people ignore us from India!

[@Humble_Balaclava]

I only see 3 in S is USA, INDIA, and CHINA.

[@navinthehouse4710]

India if not now def in the near future

[@martin96991]

INDIA is not currently but definitely will after a decade.

[@BallyBoy95]

India: Maybe 10-20 years from now. But today? No. US: Obviously, but the US is seriously losing influence. China: Defos, and it's only getting stronger.

[@paylesslimited4399]

i think India have potential of unseating USA one day....China wont since communism /marxism do not allow citizens to run economy into steroids above CCPs control,so there is limitations to economy growth

[@rahulk2633]

​@@martin96991 I'll honestly say 2 decades to be sure.

[@Shresatyt]

Use the correct Indian map.

[@epuchildren8780]

The borders of India are in dispute by Pakistan, Kashmir, and China. China's map is just a fantasy.

[@gimei-chan]

It's correct.

[@Shresatyt]

@@gimei-chan Go and have your eyes checked. It isn't correct.

[@supersuper111]

@@Shresatytcope

[@Shresatyt]

@@supersuper111 Seek medical help.

[@midgarw6775]

S - US, China, Russia A - India, UK, France, B - Germany, Turkey C - SK, Italy, Japan D - Sweden , SA E - Brazil F - Canada, Mexico, Australia. My version. But just to point out, if it wasn't for the UK having nuclear capabilities I would actually put them in C tier. And my tier list is purely based off of the current economies and military power of each nation. With a sprinkle of consideration for military experience and at home stability. Hence why Brazil sits where it does despite on the surface being above a country like Sweden.

[@roshanthapa8487]

An Indian here. China definitely is No 2 to US. Would be No 1 if not for the Reserve Currency.. India scores better than Germany purely due to demographics, but then it is a very crucial factor. Agree with most on a high level

[@RogBearD]

paxtan*

[@inbm2102]

Great video!!! Make a video of the world leaders and ranks

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

"Economics, Alliances and Geography matters a lot" Proceeds to put Sweden on the list and not Norway. Sweden don't even have direct access to the North Sea! And China at A tier. He he pretty much just guessing at this point

[@medislambenjaballah9767]

Bruh still living in 2010... American's are really delulu...

[@maxhirsch7035]

The US - largest economy in world by NPP; default world currency; largest military; geographically isolated from traditional threats; premier role in world technology and culture- but sure, say what you will with no statements of evidence to back up your position.

[@guy12327]

As a German i was a bit surprised with the A+ rating. Our demography kinda sucks and the domestic and european greens and socialdemocrats have fucked up our energy production and industrial manufacturing economy hard. Our governmental administration ist very dysfunctional in some areas. I am not really optimistic about our future with the current government. Maybe after our next elections it will get better.

[@dawn_alex]

Yo you guys really didn't had to go that hard on Russians in sanctions. You guys enjoyed nice cheap Russian oil which gave u a boost in automobile industries. Now look at it, it has entered recession.

[@dawn_alex]

Funny thing, Nord stream was sabotaged under the planning of Ukranians and Americans. Yet, you guys didnt react. It was kinda like backstabbing.

[@guy12327]

@@dawn_alex the war is obviously a big threat/problem. We don´t want to be next. There is a red line in the east, understand!

[@epuchildren8780]

Germany cannot find the bear that will bite them one day. Plus, Germany have to make a choice between the US or Russian oil/gas. The US is protecting Germany after WW2.

[@dawn_alex]

@@epuchildren8780 Now germany has become a US vassal with permanent US millitary presence. Just like the French predicted. You couldnt do nothing when Nord stream was b*mbed by you know who. You could only sit and watch Germany falling into recession.

[@jaymalhotra245]

An important way of looking at the state of international power landscape. Excellent presentation!

[@KirbyZhang]

Canada: I would arrest Meng Wanzhou, but please don't bother me, I'm only D tier here

[@crishhari5903]

India has youtube and China does not. The views alone is worth putting India above China so why trying to force geo-political logic here.

[@be_like_aghorie]

Use the correct map of India... And have my sub and all my respect... Rest of vdo is interesting

[@dhruvpatel6530]

i'm not sure if china is s tire or not but it is defiantly above india at least for now.(i am indian)

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

China is nr 1.

[@n-hexane8271]

@@mortimersmithsr2522 china is old. and definitely not abt usa.

[@RAJ_GADHAVI]

China's relation is fuked across all its relatives. For example south korea,japan,india,,vietnam,myanmar. Also their choke point is in hand of india. India can block China's import/export via diamond necklace strategy. If india will do that then China's economy will collapse drastically. That's the reason why india is above china. China's relation are not as great as india.

[@WBCY2024]

India is growing fast and will be a major power on the world stage in the future. But currently, China has an economy 5 times larger than India. Their naval fleet is second only to the US. China makes about 70% of ships in the world, and is still the largest exporter of all manufactured goods. Placing them behind India is insane. Unless India can grow their economy to 5x its size right now in 10 years, build 300 naval ships, 20 dockyards and hundreds of factories.

[@Gengchen82]

@@WBCY2024 India wont be anything. Most of their high educated people leave the country to the US or Europe. People in india starve and shit on the streets, air and water polution is killing many people, so many slums and crime, corruption and much more. China is thousand times better than india.

[@sukusi752]

I think ur not picking all the countries from same box..feels little bais

[@Atheist_GOD9]

Three corrections. China is a tier A topper by miles ahead of India. I guess you choose india because of the views. Second Italy surly Tier B power ahead of Saudis. Third I wouldn't put Sweden in any list you missed Indonesia as a Top C tier power.

[@cracksomori6904]

i agree with you ,but i think china is S tier

[@ronnie926]

I would put China as S tier, behind US but still S tier. In my opinion they are the second superpower

[@JohnDorian-j7x]

But they're still missing an entire category of geopolitical power: the social/cultural influence aspect. They don't have any known music or groups, any type of professional sports spots, art, dance, and for the most part barely even movies who's influence or renown has spread across the globe in a culturally significant manner. That alone has to keep them from S tier.

[@bubastis6306]

China does not have geographical advantages the US has. Also they don't have the cultural projection or military projection capabilities of the US. The US has 11 aircraft carriers, China has 3. They have economic might and some scientific and technological might, and right now that's about it. Also, the US is energy independent. China has no oil and can easily be crippled by blocking off the Malacca Strait, which is how oil tankers get to China from the Middle East. It is also surrounded by several hostile nations (India, Taiwan, Japan, SK, Vietnam). The US is surrounded by Canada, a friendly ally, and Mexico, a critical trading partner, and two oceans. China has a severe demographic crisis, America doesn't (due to immigration).

[@thela255]

I think China deserves a tier of its own above A tier. But I also think the US just deserves a tier above China just because of its power in the UN, ties with many alliances, good relations with many great powers (S. Korea, Canada, most of Europe and more)

[@missk1697]

@@bubastis6306 What tf would China need so many carriers for? They wont have to go on an offensive across the Pacific unlike the US, so their navy is built to work hand in hand with land and air assets.

[@MossadDid911]

@@JohnDorian-j7xSo south korea should be in S tier due to kpop 😂😂😂😂 sit down child. You westerners are in denial. Culture won’t help you when 10,000 missiles are raining down on your bases

[@alexk5772]

S: China, United States A:Russia B: India, France, Germany, UK, Italy I think it needs to be explained from three aspects: first, military influence, second, economic influence, and third, industrial capability. In addition to being stronger than China in terms of military strength, the United States is not as good as China in terms of economic strength and industrial capabilities. , In addition, industrial capacity can actually be transformed into military strength, so China should be stronger than the United States. As for Russia, Russia only has military strength, and its economic strength and industrial capacity are a piece of shit. Another point is that many of your data are wrong.

[@petersinclair3997]

Russia? Russia had a CCC rated economy before the Russo Ukraine war. Military production might give Russia a short economic spike, but within three years its war will see its National Wealth Fund drained.

[@alexk5772]

@@petersinclair3997 Russia is ranked A because they have the most nuclear weapons and have strong conventional military capabilities. Even though the conventional military strength of some B-level countries can be compared with Russia's, their nuclear weapons are far behind Russia's. It's just that Russia's economic strength and industrial capabilities are too poor, which is very detrimental to a protracted war.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

Switch India and Russia

[@aleck4490]

Agreed, except just leave out Italy from category B.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

@@aleck4490 Right, it should be in the A section

[@korana6308]

I agree with tiers for the most part (though not with what has been said about those countries), however something has to be clarified is that times are changing rn and so the S tier is going to change too, and would look something like this: 1945 - 1990 : S tier = USA + Soviet Union. 1990 - 2030 : S tier = USA. ~ 2030 - future : S tier = Russia + China.

[@AW-zk5qb]

lmao what Russia is not in S Tier in 2030, they will be even less influential than now. The US will still be the most powerful and influential country in the wold in 2030, and will be one of the top 2 world powers for the entire 21st century

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

Do you really think USA will be S tier all the way until 2030? At least you are optimistic lol

[@korana6308]

@@mortimersmithsr2522 That was just a rough guesstimate. I can not tell you the exact date I can only see the tendencies, of what's about to come.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

China yes, Russia AHAHHAHA

[@thiagoaufy4443]

S: USA, China A: India, Russia, Germany B: UK, France, Japan, Turkey C: Saudi, Italy, Brazil, S. Korea D: Canada, Mexico, Sweden, Australia

[@aarthirajaraman7453]

S Tier - USA, China A tier - India, Germany, Russia, France, UK B tier - Japan, Korea, Italy, Turkey, Brazil C tier - Mexico, Sweden, Saudi Arabia. D tier - Canada, Australia. This is the factual one but IMO, China goes A tier. China is economically and militarily powerful but their influence isn't so crazy, compare their allies to the USA's, the US has France, Germany, India, Japan, UK, Korea and so on, China's are mainly weaker nations barring Russia and Pakistan, as well as this, the US has total economic monopoly, the most used currency is the dollar, the forex reserve currency is the dollar, the US is the largest economy, strongest military and so on, China is not at the USA's level.

[@sanjayshinde05]

100% wrong map of India, I will report this If you are an Indian then report this video

[@buffalosoldier2623]

Im reporting 👍

[@Bruh-jw2ze]

He was talking about areas where India can project power.... He wasn't commenting on territorial integrity of India....

[@Shreyash112]

@@Bruh-jw2zestill the map projection matters,deserves a report

[@JohnDorian-j7x]

​@@Shreyash112 No it doesn't. It absolutely doesn't... idiuhts like you are the reason why KZbin is so messed up and constantly "moderating" everything on the platform. Stop wasting KZbin's resources for stuff that was very obviously not an intentional mistake! Half of the maps of the US don't show Alaska or Hawaii; half the maps of the UK don't show Bermuda or the Falklands; half the maps of China don't show Taiwan; half the maps of Turkey don't show Cypress; etc. etc. etc. It's NOT a big deal... especially if wasn't intentional. So stop wasting KZbin's FINITE RESOURCES for something that's meaningless.

[@arun_kumar0]

we all reported these kind of videos earlier.. but YT being leftist YT... he wont act or delete the video... they are too busy in deleting other things (if you know what I mean)

[@motoman9323]

You just achieved -9999999 Social Credit.

[@kevinsiu4956]

@2:06 Not very smart to bring up the Mongols with reference to failing to conquer Japan. They failed because both times they attempted to invade the main islands, typhoons wiped out 90% of their fleet and the few stragglers that made it to shore were mince meat. The Japanese coined "kamikaze" (divine wind) to describe the fortuitous timings of these typhoons.

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

have the seas around Japan gotten more calm over the last few centuries? because if not, the challenges of an amphibious invasion remain

[@missk1697]

@@AaronWatsonGeo No genius, but our technology and understanding of weather did improve, so any potential invader could drastically reduce the risk of going all in into a typhoon lmao.

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

@@missk1697and typhoons are the only difficult part of an amphibious invasion?

[@TheLostinTheUnknown]

You forgot Iran, Pakistan and North Korea

[@kirankumar5092]

He's speaking about economically strong countries 😂not about t#rr@rist and be$$ar countries 😅

[@blackmage4501]

@@kirankumar5092 "ultimate geopolitical power tier list"

[@ntalottantalotta9114]

Great video well thought out. As to accuracy, I do not know. I enjoyed the whole thing☝️that subscribe.

[@alokaggarwal130]

As a political science student and observer, I loved your video and analysis. I just had 3 disagreements: 1. The geographic criterion seems vastly overrated, esp when viewed from a security angle. Islands can be more easily blockaded (Japan, UK) than before, and modern weaponry/nukes protect nobody anywhere. 2. And while as an Indian, I would love to believe we are more powerful than China, the current reality is different. 3. Youve overestimated Turkey based on its geographic location, which is not such a strong criteria in my opinion.

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

appreciate the thoughtful comment. thanks!

[@Iefita]

It would have been better using the G-20 plus some great economies, also you forgot spain, the country that is growing the most in Europe

[@AaronWatsonGeo]

Spain is still small potatoes.

[@smal750]

​@@AaronWatsonGeo damn

[@millevenon5853]

Spain is small and will be overtaken by many Asian countries in future

[@benyseus6325]

@@AaronWatsonGeodamn tuff. L Spain, 1 trillion dollar gdp “small potatoes”.

[@dinozocker_lp1465]

@@AaronWatsonGeo then why tf is sweden on there and not indonesia or pakistan

[@ashutoshsawant9883]

S tier : USA 🇺🇸, China 🇨🇳 A tier : India 🇮🇳, Russia 🇷🇺, Japan 🇯🇵, UK 🇬🇧 B tier : France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪, Brazil 🇧🇷, Turkey 🇹🇷 C tier : Italy 🇮🇹, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, South Korea 🇰🇷, Spain 🇪🇸 D tier : Australia 🇦🇺, Canada 🇨🇦, South Africa 🇿🇦, Mexico 🇲🇽, Argentina 🇦🇷

[@VinyZikss]

I'd probably put france above UK and Japan

[@beego9131]

Indonesia?

[@sleefy2343]

@@VinyZikssexactly Japan is not independent anymore It’s a colonized by USA

[@smal750]

uk is not an independant country, just like any english speaking country (old british empire) they have been made into american vassals look the uk 's nuclear arsenal its actually controlled by the us while its not the case for France and Germany also the uk isnt independant in terms of food which is very bad same for germany however they geography is absolutely top tier in europe

[@petersinclair3997]

Argentina? It is a basket case. Australia has stronger creditworthiness rating than China or the USA.

[@purplebreadloaf8677]

Where tf is Iran

[@Tillu_dream16-39]

idk man where u ran

[@allysonyoung2771]

It is interesting what you say about the soft power of the Korean boy bands. When I was teaching in Qatar, I found that the students had extreme admiration for both Japan and South Korea with some even taking private lessons in the languages.

[@jommzom9715]

We can see how much china influences by looking at the map you just used, arunacha pradesh where i come from which belongs and administered by India and yet you decided to shade it differently from rest of the country because china claims the land, well i can understand Kashmir because some part of it is controlled by Pakistan but Arunachal is not Kashmir.

[@furikuri23]

The analysis is shallow, very shallow indeed.. but then again, its just an opinion piece. Similar to tone and scope of the vast Western Media network.. Lack of knowledge, but filled with confidence..

[@bigsurge5906]

U.S.A. is in the BARBARIAN COLLAPSE phase

[@JohnDorian-j7x]

Who's going to attack them in this phase???

[@RogueSkull]

Bruh what, usa has biggest military then ever, what are you saying 😂

[@AlexC-ou4ju]

bigsurge is in the denial stage of grief soon to make his way to the anger stage but eventually he will accept that he was wrong.

[@QODHardasiandickBAC]

@@RogueSkull why Japan lose WWII to American think about it

[@guy12327]

@@JohnDorian-j7x Themselves and immigration. Just like with rome.

[@ExistentialDodo]

just because china claimed a region of India without any basis you excluded that region entirely from the Indian map. this is wrong imagine china just randomly claims a state in the US and everyone starts excluding it from maps.

[@BoogWeed]

You didnt consider AUKUS when talking about Australia.

[@Kavaind]

Love your piece, but China behind India sounds too good to be…

[@arcaakvira]

as indian we have a long way to go , china is def s-tier

[@DinulMindula]

S -> USA > China A -> Russia > Germany > France > UK B -> India > Saudi Arabia > Japan > Turkey C -> South Korea > Brazil > Italy D -> Sweden > Canada > Australia > Mexico

[@guillaumecardinal2301]

Better list but I would put Turkey ahead of Japan, Canada behind Australia/Mexico and take Sweden out of the ranking

[@RamondoMC96]

India is def better than Germany and I agree on everything else.

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

"Economics, Alliances and Geography matters a lot" Proceeds to put Sweden on the list and not Norway. "Sweden controls the North-Sea" Sweden don't even have direct access to the North Sea! This man is just guessing at this point

[@dinozocker_lp1465]

@@mortimersmithsr2522 I really have no clue why sweden is on this list but some other farm stronger and more important countries like pakistan, north korea or even poland

[@mortimersmithsr2522]

​@@dinozocker_lp1465 Yup. Iran, Mexico, Indonesia, Italy, Phillipines so on.

[@merrick6484]

Kid, you have tonnes of information needs to updated on Geo-politics. Especially on trade and finance. Few heads up: - No more one-child policy in China. - Border issues between Russia and China has been settled long time agao, and they are on ironclad friendship. Russian have given permission to China to use their ports in Siberia for trade and military purpose, and given land to China for agriculture. - India‘s internal conflict is greater than you can imagine, umemployment, religious issues, separetist movement, food and water insecurity, border issues with all of its neighbores. - For US, the biggest threat is de-dollarisation. - And more on other countries.

[@johnnyissuper6955]

Lol for China this guy barely touched on anything No BRI, no mention of infrastructure projects in SouthEastern Europe, no China Pakistan economic corridor giving them access to Indian Ocean, no mention of their planned canal in Thailand and no mention of their economic influence in Africa which will be a huge market in the future.

[@justkillme27]

this channel is referring to post-CW. bro's brain is lagging, still in the 90s

[@Voughtedits]

Answer to ur all non sense 🤡 1 no one wants s more baby in China. Weather it is one or two kid policy. 2 that's why Russian army and govt are planing to protect it self from Chinese invasion. 3 indian arm forces scrap the naxal moments and sleeper cells, manipur will be stable. Manipur is under military and president rule. 4 Trump is going to be the new president of usa. He already warn all countries . They will use strict action against those countries. And at the end. U got all information from global times and Chinese propogenda news channel 🤡

[@GEOFERET]

Good analysis so far. A couple of points though. You forgot to take into account that Italy has a strong millitary industry, a powerful navy, and a larger economy than Russia (I am not Italian btw). It may not have projected power outward until now due to internal political issues, but with a different leadership it could play an important role in Europe and the Mediterranean. Definately not D tier. As for the EU being on the decline, I think your analysis is a bit outdated; also Germany seems to have cast their die now after Ukraine.

[@zhelynd]

"Japan never been conquered or occupied" mean while 50,000 US soldiers stationed there for more than 70 years

[@jliang70]

I think you are dead wrong about the relationship between China and Russia. When was the last time China and Russia really had a war between them for territorial dispute? It was around 1969 and that is like 45 years ago. Also let me tell you about the demographic problem in China. What is the percentage of people in China that is over 65 years old? what is the percentage of people at the over 65 bracket? 14% of Chinese people are over the age of 65 and for the US 16% . India and China, they do have similar populations but what you and western think tanks often overlooked is why India and China have developed differently in the past 40 years considering up to until 1990 India was a marginally wealthier country than China. If we are looking at number of working people in these two nations we will be seeing a big difference, despite having the same population the labor participation rate in India is just around 35% and in China it is 72.1%, as the result China has a working population of 740 million and almost 40% more than India. USA has a working population of 172 million. Out of its working population China has skilled or trained work force of 200 million and out of this 200 million, 60 million are highly skilled, India has a skilled or trained work force of 27 million, this is actually caused a gap or shortage of skill workers of almost 150 million. In education China has a literacy level of almost 100% in 2023, India's literacy rate is about 80%. Tertiary enrolment in India is at 28% and in China is about 70% of secondary students. the government investment in education is also huge, China spent 3.3% of its GDP on education and India spent 2.9%. So there is a giant gap between number of well educated Chinese and Indian population. I think what I posted should really highlight the demographic issue that we are seeing in China and relative advantage or disadvantage that India has with its larger population. Scientific research and development is what will also set apart this two countries, China's investment in research and development is around 660 billion compare to India at 62 billion. When it comes to debt, China does have debt but China also saving country, Chinese saving is equivalent of 45% of its GDP that is unmatched by any other country, if we look at the deficit the country is running China is running a budget deficit of 200 billion while the US is running a budget deficit of 1.2 trillion. When you talk about Chinese navy, you need to remember they have the 2nd largest navy in the world, they are also have one of the top 2 ship building industry in the world. I would put China far above India, Germany, UK, France. When we consider where China is in term of its military and economic power, it is far above the other four, in term of richness in natural resources China is considered the 6th best nation in the world. In the next two decades we are going to see China as the nation that consolidate its supply chain.

[@willaimoconnell9430]

Nope. Far off

[@diogeneslaertius3365]

BTW. How many wars did India fight? Russia is single-handedly fighting an indirect war against the European part of the NATO. While India was pwned by a small group of Britons. Literally a tiny-tiny group of Britons pwned the entire subcontinent. Do you think much changed since then? Not at all.

[@fads90]

NATO hasn’t shown up yet. Sometimes NATO countries are even suspending aid like the US did and Russia still takes massive casualties for little gain that they don’t even know that they’ll be able to keep by next year. If you want to know how a NATO vs Russia fight would end up look at the battle of Khasham. They would get wiped out.

[@AshishBagade-hv4el]

yes many things have changed....today one Indian state would beat up british if they want to invade once again and also because the power is now centralized in Delhi no country can actually Invade India.....moreover it has nukes....so yeah India is much much much powerful today and differential will only grow :)

[@diogeneslaertius3365]

@@AshishBagade-hv4el Hahahaha. Are you going to throw poop at people? Over 50 countries can invade India, it's weak.

[@bhaskarshukla11a21]

1971. See yourself

[@diogeneslaertius3365]

@@bhaskarshukla11a21 9000 killed, 25000 wounded? Is this supposed to be a joke? Check out the wars true superpowers participated in like WW1, WW2, etc. BTW Pakistani army is as hilarious as Indian army. But since they lost to you they are even more laughable.

[@mratanusarkar]

✅ Great video, ❌ Just disliking for incorrect border representation of the Indian Map! (PS: also you missed the age old years of history and culture!)

[@Anonymous589x]

Aaron's analysis is on point. I see many in the comments (mostly chinese bots claiming to be Indian) crying that why didn't Aaron put China ahead of India or in the S tier but the truth is simple. He explained it in the video itself. Tell me what did he say that was wrong? An economy that is slowly dying and depends almost all on its enemies, a military that can't project power outside of south china sea and even if they did attack Tiwan then their half of the population will die because of the oil supply cut off. They are surrounded by enemies and have border disputes with almost everyone. They fake their data and are an authoritarian state....why tf should they even be on the top of A tier list?

[@Chisobhaneko]

Bro stop watching too much BBC, Fox news, cnn and these youtubers who are paid by CIA's 1.6 billion anti china propaganda budget

[@alexcheung3762]

U meant India bot 😂

[@aleck4490]

Canada vs. Australia: Canada was called a Middle Power since 1960s. During WW2 it had the third largest navy in the world. Take this: Canada is the second largest country on Earth with the second largest oil reserves (after Saudi Arabia), and the largest (60%) of drinking water (thanks to the snow) in the entire World. Canada has 28 Nobel Prize winners (one of the highest on Earth) while Australia has only 14. Canada is also a member of G7 (Great Seven - a Club of most powerful western nations), NATO (the strongest military club of the Western nations), has strong diplomacy with the West. Canada's geography is much better and closer to the Global powers (USA, Europe, Russia and China) than Australia's (the middle of nowhere to be honest). Australia is not a member of G7, and not a member of NATO, plus has big problem of water shortage (due to the climate). Canada traditionally has strong manufacturing and industrial base while Australia has almost none. Canada is not a prominent power for sure, but it is definitely more powerful than Australia. Don't get me wrong, Australia is a wonderful country, but it is certainly not a power by any means, due to its small size, and can boast one of the highest living standards.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

@aleck4490 Dude, you compared Italy and Mongolia when Italy is in G8, is a manufacturer power of the world and has a bigger GDP than Canada. Australia is way better than Canada, economically and militarily

[@aleck4490]

@@NoName-hg6cc Australia is tiny LOL. Its population is smaller than one Indian city's population (Mumbai). HA HA HA. It is definitely NOT a power. It has zero (0) industrial and manufacturing base. Australia only has one metro system in Sydney which it opened only in 2022 (one of the last ones to do so in the West, and it's not even underground system) LOL What a joke lol. It mainly sells natural resources (coal, uranium, etc.), and doesn't produce any manufacturing products, has very fragile economy (most real estate bought up by the Chinese) LOL. So yeah it is a joke. Not a power by any means.

[@NoName-hg6cc]

@@aleck4490 Australia is a continent bigger than Canada LOL It has a GDP per capita bigger than Canada. It is an economic power, both in textile and services. If Australia is a joke what is Canada then?

[@aleck4490]

@@NoName-hg6cc What a Dork! LOL. Canada is 9.9 million sq.km, and Australia is just 7 million sq.km. I suggest your check your geography and your head as well. GDPR per capita is slightly bigger but comparable to Canada (GDP per capita (PPP). Besides, high GDP per capita doesn't define a superpower. You are a joke who doesn't know basic geography LOL. Australis is smaller than Canada in every possible way: and is not an economic power. Check you head.

[@silverfish2380]

So you put india on second, intresting

[@shoorveer1243]

Dont underestimate India.

[@silverfish2380]

@@shoorveer1243 India underestimate it's self

[@rishavjha7957]

​​@@silverfish2380 Not anymore, India will going to get Permanent seat into UNSC , if India is not a part of that UN itself became irelevant due to obvious reasons. U will see India's rise as more powerful and aggresive in coming days if Modi wins this election term , and he will win for sure.

[@RithikYash]

India 🗿🍷 4th strongest military is India 2nd largest military is India 5th largest economy ok 🇮🇳🗿🍷

[@Western_Decline]

The author clearly uses hopium as his only strategy for holding China back.

[@shadowyt3384]

Yes India is better position now 😍😁😄. that is power of India 😱😱😱 Jai hind 🇮🇳💪🔥🔥🔥💯

[@d.bcooper2271]

Gay Hind

[@shinigami1176]

cringe

[@epuchildren8780]

India's biggest problem is they relied on Russian technology for military equipment. Now they are having buyer's remorse.

[@Tethloach1]

India could surpass China, and America in 20 years and lead the world for 80 years.

[@sriharshacv7760]

You may have done way more self-damage with cringe than a Chinese / Paki bot hurling abuses.

[@BHARATIYA_TIGER]

In a Geopolitical Term that means India is only Second to US and Unlike Other nation's having Either Falling Demographics, Less soft power or are way dependent on other great powers India is much better in Place even than China while China might be the Second strongest Military right now but they have more Enemies and their Power Projection get easily Neutralized by US, Southeast Asian Nation's and Japan together while instead of showing Power Projection by Challenging Other nation's India shows Power projection by Saving Cargo ships with their Partners in Indian Ocean such as UK, Australia or US which not only shows Power projection but also sends a goodwill as No one will see you as Agressor but as a Net security Provider While China is opposite of it if it wasn't the case they would have been on S-Tier or Atleast Ahead of India you can say India even after being so powerful that their military is Right Next to US and China but still around the world Common people wouldn't feel Threatened From them that is your Soft power in the end India is almost S-tier but for some reasons they can't reach that level for other 1 or 2 decades while I can't say the same for Russia and other A-Tier nations except China.

[@richardlee-z9p]

I find this classification unscientific lacking statistical data and criteria (which by the way is without marking e.g which criteria is to be awarded 1 and which should be awarded 2 , so on and so forth)For example when talking about soft power , which country's banks lend more to other nations apart the Imf and world bank and which country is leading in most of the future technologies. Which country is the biggest manufacturer and exporter of goods. This country is even considered as the most serious competitor by the most advanced countries . Which country has lifted 800 millions people out of poverty in only a few decades. Their industrial is such, that the advanced economies are now pleading it to slow its production capacity. These are a few of the foremost criteria to consider before making your classification. As regards demographic there are many solutions to address this issue and it is not an unsolvable problem.

[@Rainbow_Task_1A]

India is definitely A tier but nowhere near the 'almost S Tier' you are mentioning. It's ok to love your country and being patriotic but c'mon, be a little more objective...

[@KJ-kn2rz]

​@@Rainbow_Task_1AI'm Indian I'm 100% agree with you, and you cannot win with India in comments section because we billion population 😂😂😂

[@SPEARHEADGLOBAL]

@@KJ-kn2rzoh yea yea! U are so smart that u understand and agree to some random guy! Have u been to any western country?

[@BHARATIYA_TIGER]

​@@richardlee-z9pBut can Those Countries People see that Loan as Good or Bad? Tell me on How much Interest does that nation give that to other nation's compare to IMF and World Bank you are saying facts but also misleading it into saying they are better just because they Give Money to Nation's, Bring out people out of Poverty and so on just as Exporter of goods this Crown is also not Stable Now it's that nation but who can say it would be still after 10 year's or 20 years because African Nation's and Many more Nation's are on Rise so what do you think They think a Nation more Agressive as lets put aside Government will people of those Nation's considered them as Someone that are not Agressive? If you ask a Random person from Southeast Asia, East Asia, Europe, America who they will consider as Agressive India or the country you supported right now?

[@onyxia3716]

Well explained 👍 Subscribed

[@Mikketamakulo]

China does not have a border dispute with Russia as they resolved that matter almost 2 decades ago. Just because you watched a newly published video about border dispute between Russia and China does not mean that it is a current issue.

[@kelseydesa33]

The idea that any European country is more powerful than Japan is a ridiculous notion. It straight up doesn't make any sense. Japan's economy is bigger than all of those and it being the most indebted country doesn't matter much as it's mostly owed to itself whilst having been the world's biggest creditor for last 33 years. It's military is also vastly more powerful than France, Germany or UK such as having a bigger navy than UK and France combined. Germany's military is extremely weak compared to Japan. Politically, it influences more people than UK, France and Germany. Just the fact that it's a much more important diplomatic partner for India, China, US and ASEAN and close to EU gives it more leverage than the 3 European countries. It's birth rate is along the same lines as Germany, Russia, UK and it's always blown out of proportion for Japan for some unknown reason when it's clearly a global phenomenon and it'll still have a larger population than the European countries and comparable to Russia in next 50 years. It's cultural power through games, anime, manga, tourism, food and more is only matched by the US and in Asia, where most people in globe live, it even beats out the US. It's impossible to say that France, Germany, UK are more influential WW than Japan as they don't beat Japan in any metric. India is also less influential still. Russia is debatable. China and the US are the only countries more powerful than Japan. It just seems very strange to me how you'd consider these countries as being more powerful?

[@jatingodhwani1916]

No, India is more influential, within next 2 years india's economy is gonna overtake Japan's. India's military is way more powerful than Japan's. India has got nukes. India has young population whereas Japan has got older population. I agree that Japan is more influential than Germany, not sure of Uk and France though. Only two things Japan has in their court against india is their soft power and geography. Japan has got anime, manga, and games. Whereas india is known for its food and movies. And india is surrounded by hostile countries like Pakistan and China, and india had border disputes with both of them.

[@esparian4775]

Japan is a USA vassal. It has A SELF DEFENCE FORCE and not a full fledged armed forces unit, it is home to hundreded of AMERICAN PERMANENET MILITTARY BASES. Use common sense

[@stavroshadjiyiannis6283]

No European country compares to Japan, mainly due to geography. But Russia is on a different level to any country on the planet. Russia's only weakness is her relatively small internal market. Other than that, Russia's advantages absolutely dominate any other country on earth, including China & the USA.

[@Bruh-jw2ze]

​@@jatingodhwani1916that's not completely accurate or justified... Japan is also known for its food .. also why would you say Japan above Germany but not UK or France? Zero reasons to justify such a claim ??

[@jatingodhwani1916]

@@Bruh-jw2ze true, Japan is known for its food too. I said this because France and Uk possess nuclear weapons, Germany doesn't. Moreover I find France and Uk geopolitically way more stronger than Germany. Uk and France also have very strong military compared to European standards. I think they are only below turkey. That's why.

[@MaitreyaLakshya]

Kashmir is part of Bharat and Arunachal too. So, Everything fine, But please use correct "Indian Map" Thats all 🙏🏻🕉🇮🇳