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India’s machinations to further its hegemonic designs are now becoming apparent as more aspects of its macabre stratagem unfold. Zhong Guo Zhan Lue Gang’s article captioned If China takes a little action, the so-called Great Indian Federation can be broken up, posted on the website ÖйúÕ½ÂÔÍø_´ÓÓ°ÏìÖйú¿ªÊ¼£¬¸Ä±äÊÀ½ç of the China International Institute for Strategic Studies (CIISS) was commented upon by this scribe (Dismember India-The Nation September 9, 2009). The Indian responses in the print media and officially sponsored websites were revealing even in the manner in which they were entitled - for instance, Shri D S Rajan’s Op-Ed China Should Break up the Indian Union, Says A Chinese Strategist published in The Hindu August 9, 2009.
The author of the Chinese article comments on Indian expansionism saying that India, which wants to develop a great Indian Federation extending from Afghanistan to Myanmar, is also targeting China with support to Vietnam’s efforts to occupy the Nansha (Spratly) group of islands in the South China Sea. Indo-Chinese rivalry stems from developments in 1959 culminating in the1962 Indo-Chinese border war. India and China enjoyed excellent relations till 1959 and the favoured slogan then was Hindi-Cheeni Bhai Bhai (Indians and Chinese are brothers). Using Chanakyan guile, the Indians stabbed China in the back by clandestinely supporting the March 1959 Tibetan revolt against China, backed the Dalai Lama’s flight from Lhasa and granted him asylum in India, much to the chagrin of their erstwhile “brother” China. Even at that early stage India was eying territory under control of the Chinese, despite being a signatory to the McMahon Line, depicted vide the Simla Convention of 1914. Jawaharlal Lal Nehru, then India’s Prime Minister, arrogantly ordered his army to “throw the Chinese out of Thagla” but in the ensuing debacle, Nehru wrote two highly panicky letters to then US President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, for rescue. The Chinese announced a unilateral ceasefire and gradual withdrawal, having achieved their aim of teaching the Indians a lesson for their deceit, treachery and adventurism. India on the other hand never forgave China for the severe dent to its dignity and has been constantly plotting to avenge its humiliation and the frenzy driven by rivalry and competition to edge out China from its dominance in the international and regional market.
Despite the fact that Indo-Chinese bilateral trade is expected to pass $60 billion next year, India is willing to rock the boat by raising two new army divisions, comprising 30,000 soldiers, for deployment in Arunachal Pradesh, which already has a presence of 90,000 Indian soldiers. India is also beefing up air defences in the region, installing Special Mountain and light-weight radars in addition to the existing Rohini radars along the 667-km Line of Actual Control (LAC)/ border with China in Ladakh. India is deploying two squadrons, each of 18 Su-MKI advanced fighter jets to its air base at Tezpur, 150 km south of the border with China. India also plans to upgrade about five airfields within Arunachal Pradesh so they can be used not only by air force fighters, but also by transport planes; so that troops and supplies can be moved swiftly to the front. It is operating locally built Dhruv advanced light helicopters and Cheetal helicopters in high-altitude areas, while IAF is also planning to buy light utility helicopters for such operations. India’s outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, gave a blunt assessment of the situation last month. “It is quite evident coping with China will certainly be one of our primary challenges in years ahead.”
In addition to its military build-up, India is deliberately provoking China by inviting the Dalai Lama to visit the temple at Tawang, located in the Indian-occupied state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as its own.
Last year, the Dalai Lama declared Arunachal Pradesh to be Indian territory. In the past, India had discouraged the Dalai Lama from visiting Tawang so as not to offend Beijing. But not this time, as New Delhi has become more willing to employ, in the Great Game with China for power and influence in Central Asia, the man Beijing sees as a troublesome monk.
Reportedly, India plans to spend $100 billion on defence and is pushing Obama to ease the acquisition of US weapons and technology. In addition to tackling China, Indian conniving in Afghanistan has already been exposed by General Stanley McChrystal, the top US commander’s assessment of the status of the war in Afghanistan clearly asking for the scaling back of India’s “influence” in Afghanistan. In his opinion this Indian factor is “jeopardising US efforts to defeat the Taliban and Al-Qaeda extremists.” Indian spy agency RAW’s scheming manipulation in Swat, FATA and Balochistan have already been bared. India’s meddling in the affairs of each of its neighbours in a bid to destabilise them despite facing local separatist movements, have reached a state that the Chinese author’s article quoted earlier makes sense.
He urges China to, in its own interest and the progress of Asia, bring into its fold countries like Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan, support ULFA in attaining its goal for Assam’s independence, back aspirations of Indian nationalities like the Tamils and Nagas, encourage Bangladesh to give a push to the independence of West Bengal and lastly recover the 90,000 sq km territory in southern Tibet. Wishing for India’s break-up into 20 to 30 nation-States as in Europe, the article concludes by saying that if the consciousness of nationalities in India could be aroused, social reforms in South Asia can be achieved, the caste system can be eradicated and the region can march along the road of prosperity. Indian method in its madness must be checked thus.
The writer is a political and defence analyst.
Method in Indian madness | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online
The author of the Chinese article comments on Indian expansionism saying that India, which wants to develop a great Indian Federation extending from Afghanistan to Myanmar, is also targeting China with support to Vietnam’s efforts to occupy the Nansha (Spratly) group of islands in the South China Sea. Indo-Chinese rivalry stems from developments in 1959 culminating in the1962 Indo-Chinese border war. India and China enjoyed excellent relations till 1959 and the favoured slogan then was Hindi-Cheeni Bhai Bhai (Indians and Chinese are brothers). Using Chanakyan guile, the Indians stabbed China in the back by clandestinely supporting the March 1959 Tibetan revolt against China, backed the Dalai Lama’s flight from Lhasa and granted him asylum in India, much to the chagrin of their erstwhile “brother” China. Even at that early stage India was eying territory under control of the Chinese, despite being a signatory to the McMahon Line, depicted vide the Simla Convention of 1914. Jawaharlal Lal Nehru, then India’s Prime Minister, arrogantly ordered his army to “throw the Chinese out of Thagla” but in the ensuing debacle, Nehru wrote two highly panicky letters to then US President, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, for rescue. The Chinese announced a unilateral ceasefire and gradual withdrawal, having achieved their aim of teaching the Indians a lesson for their deceit, treachery and adventurism. India on the other hand never forgave China for the severe dent to its dignity and has been constantly plotting to avenge its humiliation and the frenzy driven by rivalry and competition to edge out China from its dominance in the international and regional market.
Despite the fact that Indo-Chinese bilateral trade is expected to pass $60 billion next year, India is willing to rock the boat by raising two new army divisions, comprising 30,000 soldiers, for deployment in Arunachal Pradesh, which already has a presence of 90,000 Indian soldiers. India is also beefing up air defences in the region, installing Special Mountain and light-weight radars in addition to the existing Rohini radars along the 667-km Line of Actual Control (LAC)/ border with China in Ladakh. India is deploying two squadrons, each of 18 Su-MKI advanced fighter jets to its air base at Tezpur, 150 km south of the border with China. India also plans to upgrade about five airfields within Arunachal Pradesh so they can be used not only by air force fighters, but also by transport planes; so that troops and supplies can be moved swiftly to the front. It is operating locally built Dhruv advanced light helicopters and Cheetal helicopters in high-altitude areas, while IAF is also planning to buy light utility helicopters for such operations. India’s outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Admiral Sureesh Mehta, gave a blunt assessment of the situation last month. “It is quite evident coping with China will certainly be one of our primary challenges in years ahead.”
In addition to its military build-up, India is deliberately provoking China by inviting the Dalai Lama to visit the temple at Tawang, located in the Indian-occupied state of Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as its own.
Last year, the Dalai Lama declared Arunachal Pradesh to be Indian territory. In the past, India had discouraged the Dalai Lama from visiting Tawang so as not to offend Beijing. But not this time, as New Delhi has become more willing to employ, in the Great Game with China for power and influence in Central Asia, the man Beijing sees as a troublesome monk.
Reportedly, India plans to spend $100 billion on defence and is pushing Obama to ease the acquisition of US weapons and technology. In addition to tackling China, Indian conniving in Afghanistan has already been exposed by General Stanley McChrystal, the top US commander’s assessment of the status of the war in Afghanistan clearly asking for the scaling back of India’s “influence” in Afghanistan. In his opinion this Indian factor is “jeopardising US efforts to defeat the Taliban and Al-Qaeda extremists.” Indian spy agency RAW’s scheming manipulation in Swat, FATA and Balochistan have already been bared. India’s meddling in the affairs of each of its neighbours in a bid to destabilise them despite facing local separatist movements, have reached a state that the Chinese author’s article quoted earlier makes sense.
He urges China to, in its own interest and the progress of Asia, bring into its fold countries like Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan, support ULFA in attaining its goal for Assam’s independence, back aspirations of Indian nationalities like the Tamils and Nagas, encourage Bangladesh to give a push to the independence of West Bengal and lastly recover the 90,000 sq km territory in southern Tibet. Wishing for India’s break-up into 20 to 30 nation-States as in Europe, the article concludes by saying that if the consciousness of nationalities in India could be aroused, social reforms in South Asia can be achieved, the caste system can be eradicated and the region can march along the road of prosperity. Indian method in its madness must be checked thus.
The writer is a political and defence analyst.
Method in Indian madness | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online