Since no one is paying attention to or understands what Russia is doing, the Russians have made remarkable progress in all aspects. To curb the Russian expansion, we must focus our efforts on two fronts. The first is to prevent Russian expansion in the Near East and Middle East by maintaining the territorial integrity of the Ottoman Empire, ensuring the safety of the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the land route from the Persian Gulf to India. The second front is to advance territory and influence from India towards the northwest and northeast, establishing a buffer area in Afghanistan to block Russian southern forces and ensure the security of India's northern border.
Based on Britain's practical national interests, blocking Russia's southward policy is imperative. For this, we need a stable and strong Ottoman Turkish Empire, not a sick man of Western Asia. We need a strong and vigorous central government in Afghanistan, not a fragmented state with local warlords.
