In an article right after the recent Chinese Premier's visit, B. Raman was modest while saying " India more assertive with China, but not enough". During the Premier Wen's visit to Delhi, contracts worth $16 billion were signed. Joint decisions were taken to increase the value of bilateral trade from $60 billion expected by the end of this year to $100 billion by 2015 but the current adverse balance of trade of $19 billion against India's favour continues to increase despite repeated Chinese assurances to redress it. Mammohan Singh the Congress ace has failed yet again in his calculations of thinking that ushering China with enormous benefits in bilateral trade would buy an amicable solution on the border dispute in Arunachal Pradesh and J&K. Some of our liberal media channels were glorifying Wen's visit by making statements like "It's Hindi Chini bhai bhai time" and were quick to call our PM bold and assertive after the Chinese delegation left. When will our leaders and the naive Indian media understand that the Chinese do not respect the weakness, they look down upon Indians and hate being compared with India as a growing power.Raman further say: "Better relations with China on mutually and equally advantageous terms and not on terms which favor China alone, but not India should be our policy. A clear message in non-provocative language has to go to Beijing that India has been disillusioned by the self-centered policies of Beijing and its lack of reciprocity in respecting our core interests. Strategic relations have to be a two-way traffic and based on quid pro quo. For China, they are a one-way traffic benefiting only its core interests. We should no longer accept this."
It seems our leaders are unwilling to learn from the history and past mistakes, this apathy is utterly ridiculous. Till such time India has a clear defined foreign policy and take truly assertive measures, China will continue to issue stapled visas and eventually takeover those territory. Another alarming report claims that the Chinese Premier was as surprised as the visiting Secretary of Defense Robert Gates when the Chinese Stealth Bomber was unveiled. The implications are obvious. The PLA has become a government unto itself. Which may explain the hubristic and chauvinistic rhetoric coming out of China. It is foolish to expect that increasing trade (even when it benefits the Chinese more) will solve anything. The only solution is to continue with the “Look East” policy and encourage the US to re-establish the SEATO, which can counter China’s hegemonic policies. We surely cannot take on the Chinese ourselves. Hell, we cannot even take on their lapdogs, the Pakistanis!!
Beijing unlikely to back down on stapled visa row soon
India Thursday strongly protested against Chinese stapled visas for residents of Arunachal Pradesh saying it was "unacceptable". Beijing, however, refused to budge from its position.
"Stapled Chinese visas are unacceptable to India. It has been conveyed to China. We will not accept it," Defence Minister A.K. Antony told reporters here
The article can be read at: http://www.dailypioneer.com/310370/Beijing-unlikely-to-back-down-on-stapled-visa-row-soon.html
India more assertive with China, but not enough
While India was prepared to talk tough on some issues, crucial issues like disparity in trade and China's support to Pakistan and border issues have not been dealt with adequately during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit, says strategic expert B Raman
While India was prepared to talk tough on some issues, crucial issues like disparity in trade and China's support to Pakistan and border issues have not been dealt with adequately during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit, says strategic expert B Raman
The article can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/report/slide-show-1-b-raman-india-more-assertive-with-china-but-not-enough/20101218.htm
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