India destroying China’s Kra canal dreams; US, Australia joins the party
India, Australia, and the USA - three of the four integral members of the Quad have shown interest to invest in the Kra Canal project which is considered to be a viable option for the Thailand government after rejecting China’s proposal for the same.According to media reports, a parliamentary panel in Thailand claimed several nations including India, Australia, the U.S.A, had shown an interest in constructing a canal across southern Thailand.China too had been looking to construct a 120-kilometer mega canal cutting through the isthmus of Kra in Thailand, that could help Beijing in solving the ‘Malacca Dilemma’ as it would have opened the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean, bypassing the Strait of Malacca.However, the Thailand government, after facing flak from the public for even entertai