A report came out which has extensively quoted a “source” in the government. This means the South Block i.e. MEA. These guys are responsible for our foreign policy. The gist of it is that media and people who speak against Chinese misbehaviors are doing a great disservice to India and hampering Indo-China relations. This source wants us to calm down so as to not disturb the delicate Chinese constitution. Yes. China which is a godless nation only answerable to oneself or the party. China where the government killed thousands of students in one day (in case you have forgotten- Tiananmen square). God forbid their feelings should get hurt in anyway. Boo Hoo!!Of course the world of diplomacy demands finesse and a tiny bit of what this “source” is saying is true. Demonization of the Chinese makes it difficult to sit across from them and talk business. However I think that this source, what the hell, let’s just say GoI are trying to suppress Chinese mischief from getting out in the public. That way they do not have to react to the Chinese crimes. The alternative is an ugly one – taking a decision. This is akin to hiding all the garbage in a closet to keep the house clean. It is wrong.
The Indian people need to know every one of the Chinese misadventures. The Chinese should know that we know. They should also know that we can do something about it. Otherwise there can never be a discussion fair to India. Chinese are bullies – plain and simple. Their entire foreign policy in towards South Asia is one of keeping India mired in Pakistan created problems. Pakistan is the mad dog the Chinese use to keep India in a corner. Pakistanis are too stupid to see that. They are not intellectually stupid but their visceral hatred for Indians makes them that way. Nevertheless, it is the aam aadmi who has to pay for all that. The Chinese have kept the Pakistanis propped up only to keep India down.
The sixty billion dollar Indo-Chinese trade that the GoI harps on, is useless from our point of view. They sell us manufactured goods (thereby destroying our nascent manufacturing sector) and buy raw materials from us ( a lot of it illegally thanks to criminals in Karnataka, Goa and elsewhere). Is this the kind of trade India needs? The GoI is lying to the entire country about the importance of Indo-China trade. We have brought the Chinese into our telecom sector where they can do real damage (the PLA has a cyber warfare division which actively hunts weak spots of their enemies). Yes, we can and should do without this kind of trade. We just have to provide infrastructure to our own manufacturing sector.
So here are some of the things that the Chinese have done or are doing that the GoI does not want us to even think about:
1. Unfair trade which will ruin our manufacturing sector.
2. Propping up the Pakistanis as a foil to undermine India’s growth. Pakistan has nuclear weapons and delivary systems thanks to the Chinese help. That itself should be reason enough to speak against the Chinese.
3. Hurting our interests in SE Asia. GoI denials about the INS Airavat issue ring hollow. China bullies everyone in the South China seas. That is not friendly behavior.
4. Constant needling us over VISA issues for people from J&K and Arunachal Pradesh.
5. Enabling anti India sections of the government of Bangladesh. The string of pearls to surround India is not a figment of the Indian imagination.
6. Damning of Bramhaputra, construction India specific infrastructure in the border areas, arming the Nepal government / Maoists.
7. Selling spurious drugs in Africa with “Made in India” labels on them.
8. Constantly work against Indian interests in the UNSC (completely ignoring the fact that if it was not for Nehru’s myopia they would not be even in the UNSC) including those of Pakistani terror outfits.
9. Repeated incursions into the Indian territories.
I am sure that I am forgetting a whole bunch or crimes. We are not even going to talk about stuff that happened in the past. The “source” says the following:
The sources explained that China is "the most important and most sensitive relation" for India. While accepting the fact that there are divergences between both countries, the sources added, "It does not serve any purpose to gloss over positives between India and China." After all, China is the second largest economy in world and in less than a decade it will be $ 6 trillion economy. "China's rise is the reality" said sources, before advising the media that, "It does not help our interests to have an antagonistic attitude."
Well, China is still not as big as the USA and we have always spoken against them. We have voted constantly against the US in UN. The Congress has always blamed the CIA for all kinds of Indian problems. So the size of economy is a non issue. As far as proximity is concerned, the US has a naval base in the southern part of Indian Ocean (Diego Garcia). So it is something else.
As I said before, the world of diplomacy sometimes demands finesse and even taking a step back. However sometimes you have to force an issue as well. Vietnamese have constantly repelled Chinese bullying. Why should not we? If anything else, it may show the Pakistanis the futility of their ways.
The picture and a related article are at: http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/sep/18/slide-show-1-truth-behind-chinas-border-misadventure.htm
The article discussed in this blog can be read at: http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-china-relations-are-very-complex-and-very-sensitive/20111005.htm
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