India prepares to halt Chinese airwave ‘intrusion’

[IndoCarib]

Along an extensive and ill-defined Indo-China border, from Ladakh in the north to Bihar in the east, Chinese radio and television fare streams freely into Indian homes, aiming to enhance China’s sphere of influence.


For six hours every day, the Chinese broadcast a rich mix of multi-lingual news, political commentary, interviews, cultural programmes and even Mandarin language classes from across stations based in Nepal. In pockets with weak Indian signals, Indian listeners are warmly greeted by the Chinese radio, with its growing Nepali network.


Amid China’s growing engagement with Nepal, the state-run China Radio International (CRI) three years ago acquired the "downlink" permission to rebroadcast its programmes across Nepal, with Nepali, Chinese and English content.

The CRI now has a Kathmandu bureau staffed by locals and its programmes are further relayed by more than 200 smaller Nepali FM stations into India with a "domino effect".

The programmes have alarmed India’s security establishment, prompting the information and broadcasting ministry to mount a technological upgrade of border broadcast infrastructure through Prasar Bharati, India’s public broadcaster.

After several rounds of interministerial consultations, involving the home ministry and the National Security Adviser, among others, the information and broadcasting ministry has planned a Rs. 3,500-crore "Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development" fund for Prasar Bharati to ramp up border transmission facilities by state-owned Doordarshan and All India Radio.

The proposal, which has been cleared by the finance ministry and is being moved before the Cabinet, also aims to "counter terrorist activities" across the border.

India aims to retain its clout with Nepal after the 2006 ouster of monarchy, a steadfast Indian ally, with free trade totalling nearly $2 billion (about Rs. 11,000 crore). China, jockeying for more influence, has more than doubled its annual aid from $22 million (about Rs. 121 crore) in 2009, mostly for infrastructure projects.

India prepares to halt Chinese airwave ‘intrusion’ - Hindustan Times

 

[Victory]

Don't know what Nepal is doing. :/

Being a hindu nation it should merge with India

 

[Srinivas]

Indian content is more appealing than Chinese content in Nepal or Indo - Tibet border. India should reciprocate the chinese propaganda with our transmissions.

Tibetans always like India and airing some Dalai Lama speeches and Budhhist content along with Bollywood will do the job.

 

[Victory]

Indian content is more appealing than Chinese content in Nepal or Indo - Tibet border. India should reciprocate the chinese propaganda with our transmissions.

Tibetans always like India and airing some Dalai Lama speeches and Budhhist content along with Bollywood will do the job.

That made me laugh LOL!

 

[Srinivas]

That made me laugh LOL!

Tibetans do not respect Chinese CCP, they are oppressed , there are lot of things and rebellion happening in Tibet which is not known to outer world. Lot of Tibetans consider BodhGaya as center of their world, India should project its softpower in Tibet.

 

[Genesis]

Tibetans do not respect Chinese CCP, they are oppressed , there are lot of things and rebellion happening in Tibet which is not known to outer world. Lot of Tibetans consider BodhGaya as center of their world, India should project its softpower in Tibet.

yea, having influence in Central Asia is more of an after thought for China, a lot of the diplomacy is relegated to a provincial level, the central government deals with EAST Asia, and Europe as well as America.

You can have Nepal and keep the Lama, nobody actually cares. The CCP pretends like they care, but they got bigger things to worry about.

Also guess what, nobody cares what the Tibetans think, they are poor not because of China, they have never been rich, if you want proof, just look at the surrounding countries.

 

[Srinivas]

Chinese are cleaver when it comes to playing geopolitical game, But Indians can also play the game equally well, India's main threat is not Pakistan but China.

Main defense purchases are aimed at china and defense doctrines and build up are aimed at chinese influence in S.Asia .

India will go with Diplomacy regarding Pakistan but will play spade to spade with China.

yea, having influence in Central Asia is more of an after thought for China, a lot of the diplomacy is relegated to a provincial level, the central government deals with EAST Asia, and Europe as well as America.

You can have Nepal and keep the Lama, nobody actually cares. The CCP pretends like they care, but they got bigger things to worry about.

Also guess what, nobody cares what the Tibetans think, they are poor not because of China, they have never been rich, if you want proof, just look at the surrounding countries.

 

[Kiss_of_the_Dragon]

Indian content is more appealing than Chinese content in Nepal or Indo - Tibet border. India should reciprocate the chinese propaganda with our transmissions.

Tibetans always like India and airing some Dalai Lama speeches and Budhhist content along with Bollywood will do the job.

Lol why Tibetans want to listen the voice from slum people and a country that worshiping rats and cow, the new generation of Tibetans are more busy of making money and join Chinese/korean/Japanese singing culture, your Indian bollywood has nothing that they're envy of, they're born with natural gift as singer and dancer...more likely they will look down on Indian run away, shaking head and singing style....muahaha

and for Dalai lama, he can alway bullsh1ting, and as reciprocation we can Invite some Maoist and UFLA leaders to broacast their communist Ideal and UFLA ideal...sound fair to me.

now stay tuned and watch how new generation Tibetan perform

 

[CorporateAffairs]

Don't know what Nepal is doing. :/

Being a hindu nation it should merge with India

No it shouldn't merge with a Islamic and Christian India

 

[armchairPrivate]

It seems appropriate to me for a weak nation to have weak radio signals.

 

[Jf Thunder]

keep it up China, and when you attack India, call us and we will inflict some more damage, this will then cal in Russia, which in turn will call in America, and behold WW 3 will start

 

[IndoCarib]

keep it up China, and when you attack India, call us and we will inflict some more damage, this will then cal in Russia, which in turn will call in America, and behold WW 3 will start

ok now. wake up. dream over

 

[Jf Thunder]

ok now. wake up. dream over

but, this dream is awesome, i am leading the Pakistan Army, Air Force and Navy

 

[Raphael]

The radio content is broadcast in Nepal, in Nepali, Chinese and English - it's obviously not aimed at India. If your telecommunications infrastructure is so weak that people on your periphery would rather listen in radio broadcasts in languages they don't understand, then maybe you should upgrade your infrastructure , instead of throwing a tantrum over "airwaves intrusions".

 

[MohitV]

It seems appropriate to me for a weak nation to have weak radio signals.

why r you calling nepal weak ??? shame on u