It is easy to celebrate diplomatic wins. But they will count for little if the underlying economic model remains trapped in a revolving door of debt—borrowing to service old borrowing, rather than building the capacity to outgrow it.
The real test is not external alignment but internal transformation: shifting from debt dependence to a growth model anchored in productivity, human capital, and technology. As long as a crushing debt burden continues to dominate fiscal space, that transition remains politically convenient to talk about—but economically impossible to deliver.