Friday, October 15, 2010

Hindi-chini bye bye?

"China, Pakistan threat to India'a security"-V.K.Singh, Indian army chief general.
Really. It's obvious China has always has been a very intimidating issue on our foreign policy agenda.
It took so long for our revered PM Manmohan Singh to even officially recognise China as a not so well intentioned party to asian politics, when it has been clear all along, if history is anything to go by.
Asia's has her own Big Brother. Their bigotry pales in comparison to none. Ever since India's independence, they have made sure that India never becomes a threat to their unilateral power in our continent.
I feel our the government needs to strenghthen it's attitude towards bully nations like these, like the times when India refused to sign the CTBT because it was discriminatory and not in the interest of our state.
In 1949, they take over Tibet and in 1954 Nehru signs the Panchsheel Agreement,  move towards improving bilateral relations after years of border confusions. But even the Nehru government was not completely bereft of confusion and pressure while dealing with the giants. The agreement was a proof of India's recognition of Tibet as a part of China. In 1949, India was one of the first countries to recognise the new communist government and supported it's claim to a seat in the United Nations. But it's clear that China will never agree to India taking a seat in the Security Council's permanent memberhsip. China has never taken a soft stand on democracy, there communist ideology has always tried to suppress the rising democracies in Asia.
And what angers them ? That we gave refuge to Dalai Lama. Seriously. They trick our leaders and make false promises. In 1962, they wage a war on India after promises of building confidence and bilateral relations.
They scare me and i truly believe they are a bigger threat than Pakistan. With all the power politics and power plays, they just can't keep their nose in their business. Now they want a stake in the J n K issue also. They're back to a stand supporting Pakistan on kashmir issue rather than observing neutrality .
60 years into their communism, and things are as rigid as they were , atleast with the chinese government. In the past China has always been the aggressor with India. And majorit chinese people believe that India is the biggest threat to them. This is a joke. The communist regime has maligned the hearts of it's citizens against India over the years. They play diplomatic dirty politics and always want to be in control.
I can see China being a very big issue in the coming times for India and unless out FP is strenghtened and our ties with western democracies tightened, and our leaders can stop being petty and look ahead, China will keep a check on our progress as a rising giant in Asia.

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