Ex-US Diplomat Says India Must Block China In Sri Lanka

[Skyline]

A former American Diplomat says, India must prevent further Chinese involvement in Sri Lankan affairs, as the Chinese have already made its mark on the island.

Former U.S. diplomat William H. Avery said, in a book titled “China’s Nightmare, America’s Dream: India as the Next Global Power” that India must pressure Sri Lanka to kick out the Chinese and become a kind of vassal state.

In the book, extracts of which were published in the Wall Street Journal last week, Avery describes how India just stood by and watched as China moved in to build a port at Hambantota.

Avery, now a business consultant, served at the U.S. Consulate in Chennai in the 1990s, a time when India’s relations with the U.S. nosedived following New Delhi’s nuclear tests. Avery opens the book with this see-sawing policy to illustrate how, in his view, the U.S. response to India often has been short-sighted.

Avery says, India must respond to the challenge of an authoritarian China, by spending even more on defense and using economic coercion to influence its neighbors. “India must now concentrate on the Finlandization of Sri Lanka,” referring to Finland’s subjugation by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. “In the short term this will mean preventing any further non-Indian involvement in Sri Lanka’s affairs.”

Ex-US Diplomat Says India Must Block China In Sri Lanka | The Sunday Leader

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What about Colombo Port?

 

[Gandhi G in da house]

no thank you . we are fine as long as sri lanka remains neutral .

 

[OrionHunter]

Avery says, India must respond to the challenge of an authoritarian China, by spending even more on defense and using economic coercion to influence its neighbors.

What kind of bullsh!t is this? Being a sovereign country, it's up to the Sri Lankan Government whether they want to have close relations with the Chinese or not. Economic coercion isn't an option at all. It would only encourage neighbours to further cosy up to China.

 

[Generally Khan]

By the time you divide $1 trillion dollars by 1 billion people, it comes down to 5 samosas and 2 veggie burgers.


Bottom line, China has no competition from India.

 

[iamtheman]

India know how to play the game.....I think we don't need anybody's lecturing on our internal affairs......It may the american interest to keep china at the bay but India too have its own interests as india are china are trading partners and making rivalry between the two nations only helps usa to dominate the world

 

[SinoChallenger]

Avery says, India must respond to the challenge of an authoritarian China, by spending even more on defense and using economic coercion to influence its neighbors. “India must now concentrate on the Finlandization of Sri Lanka,” referring to Finland’s subjugation by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. “In the short term this will mean preventing any further non-Indian involvement in Sri Lanka’s affairs.”

india already has these plans for expansion. But when they try to do it, Sri Lanka and other countries fight back, including getting help from China.

 

[Skyline]

Sri Lanka is in the process of converting SL has major shipping hub, aviation hub, commercial hub in the region with the help of China, some countries worry about the advantage that China is getting in the future.

 

[iamtheman]

Sri Lanka is in the process of converting SL has major shipping hub, aviation hub, commercial hub in the region with the help of China, some countries worry about the advantage that China is getting in the future.

The advantage that u just refers is only limited to commercial and not strategical.....In a worst scenario if India & China goes to a war sri lanka cant harbour the chinese ships as doing so will only unleash the wrath of India that SL cant take on "You can stay away from a friend but you can't stay away from a neighbour".

 

[Skyline]

The advantage that u just refers is only limited to commercial and not strategical.....In a worst scenario if India & China goes to a war sri lanka cant harbour the chinese ships as doing so will only unleash the wrath of India that SL cant take on "You can stay away from a friend but you can't stay away from a neighbour".

China gets advantage in both commercial and strategical, that's why high rank military personnel of China visiting here more often recently.

 

[saiyan0321]

Sri Lanka is in the process of converting SL has major shipping hub, aviation hub, commercial hub in the region with the help of China, some countries worry about the advantage that China is getting in the future.

that is an awesome idea it will way boost your economy and help the neighboring countries too

 

[iamtheman]

China gets advantage in both commercial and strategical, that's why high rank military personnel of China visiting here more often recently.

That sounds like you were escorting the military delegation all the way from china to lanka

 

[LEGENDARY WARRIOR]

I am surprised to see that an ex-diplomat gave such a cheap statement.

 

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

By the time you divide $1 trillion dollars by 1 billion people, it comes down to 5 samosas and 2 veggie burgers.


Bottom line, China has no competition from India.

Comprehension problems?

btw...make that $2 trillion and keep counting the rise@7% from there..

 

[Skyline]

That sounds like you were escorting the military delegation all the way from china to lanka

I haven't seen that before, that's why I've said it.

 

[seethru]

A former American Diplomat says, India must prevent further Chinese involvement in Sri Lankan affairs, as the Chinese have already made its mark on the island.

Former U.S. diplomat William H. Avery said, in a book titled “China’s Nightmare, America’s Dream: India as the Next Global Power” that India must pressure Sri Lanka to kick out the Chinese and become a kind of vassal state.

In the book, extracts of which were published in the Wall Street Journal last week, Avery describes how India just stood by and watched as China moved in to build a port at Hambantota.

Avery, now a business consultant, served at the U.S. Consulate in Chennai in the 1990s, a time when India’s relations with the U.S. nosedived following New Delhi’s nuclear tests. Avery opens the book with this see-sawing policy to illustrate how, in his view, the U.S. response to India often has been short-sighted.

Avery says, India must respond to the challenge of an authoritarian China, by spending even more on defense and using economic coercion to influence its neighbors. “India must now concentrate on the Finlandization of Sri Lanka,” referring to Finland’s subjugation by the Soviet Union during the Cold War. “In the short term this will mean preventing any further non-Indian involvement in Sri Lanka’s affairs.”

Ex-US Diplomat Says India Must Block China In Sri Lanka | The Sunday Leader

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What about Colombo Port?

Pathetic attempt of making Sri Lanka relevant.

Chinese: 'Hey, sri Lanka! be a man, we ll help you(there by serve our interests)'


And all the China&Pakistan fan boys here acting like Russel peter's stereo typical Chinese guy "Be a Man"

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Comprehension problems?

btw...make that $2 trillion and keep counting the rise@7% from there..

Cheesy Signature. Change it man.