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India prevents Bhutan from settling border dispute with China

Nothing wrong in India's stand here. We do not want a formidable hostile force nearer to our vulnerable strategic key points during peace time so that we can manage to protect it during war time or when tension escalates beyond a certain time. As far as Bhutan's sovereignty is concerned, hardly any one familiar with Asian geopolitics would buy that snake oil. If sovereignty has to be bought in exchange with a land that legitimately belong to my country, I would rather challenge that sort of deal.
 
Bhutan and Nepal are both de-facto protectorates of India.

Bhutan is, Nepal is Not. Bhutan foreign policy is India's responsibility. China was cleverly trying to eliminate India from the equation :P ....... as usual they failed.
 
Nothing wrong in India's stand here. We do not want a formidable hostile force nearer to our vulnerable strategic key points during peace time so that we can manage to protect it during war time or when tension escalates beyond a certain time. As far as Bhutan's sovereignty is concerned, hardly any one familiar with Asian geopolitics would buy that snake oil. If sovereignty has to be bought in exchange with a land that legitimately belong to my country, I would rather challenge that sort of deal.
Er the reality is something else -

Regional Analysis ---- ¶9. (C) The Fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck also commented on the new Nepali government. A keen observer of the region, the Fourth King described the political climate in Nepal as "unpredictable" and argued that country's infrastructure and economic progress were "sliding backwards." His Majesty warned that the Prachanda government "will not last long," especially once the Nepalese people realize the Maoists "will not deliver." Despite these criticisms, Bhutanese leaders agree there are many areas for bilateral cooperation, especially on hydropower projects.

¶10. (C) The Fourth King confided, "the Bhutanese have never looked fondly on China" given its actions in Tibet in the 1950s and 1960s; consequently, the government pursues a "cautious policy" with China. His Majesty also divulged that negotiations on the demarcation of Bhutan's northern border have not progressed because China has been "surprisingly difficult." He explained many Bhutanese had expected greater "generosity" from China given its relative size; however, China has frustrated Bhutanese negotiators by offering to return land that already belongs to Bhutan in exchange for land in disputed areas. Stalled border talks have prevented Bhutan from opening trade routes with its northern neighbor, despite reports from the Economic Minister that China is "very keen" to proceed.

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Chinese have been very arrogant when it came to resolving border issues with Bhutan

The OP posted article is nothing more than Indophobic verbal diarrhoea.
 
Er the reality is something else -



Cable reference id: #09NEWDELHI319

Chinese have been very arrogant when it came to resolving border issues with Bhutan

The OP posted article is nothing more than Indophobic verbal diarrhoea.

The countries who has solved border dispute with China, they gaveup their territorial claim in favour of China, this is the Chinese way of solving border dispute with China as everything in the world is 'historical Chinese land' based on some fabricated maps of Qing, Ming or Song dynasty. :rofl::rofl::rofl:
 
Nothing wrong in India's stand here. We do not want a formidable hostile force nearer to our vulnerable strategic key points during peace time so that we can manage to protect it during war time or when tension escalates beyond a certain time. As far as Bhutan's sovereignty is concerned, hardly any one familiar with Asian geopolitics would buy that snake oil. If sovereignty has to be bought in exchange with a land that legitimately belong to my country, I would rather challenge that sort of deal.

But India and even nepal to some extent is benefiting from chinese investment but bechara bhutan has to suck up to the babus in south block. It can't even have a normal relation with its bordering neighbor. What's good for India is bad for bhutan. Indian logic. :lol:
 
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