Modi's China visit: What’s high on agenda?

[immortalsoul]

First time in the history of both countries an indian prime minister travelling to Mongolia. After japan, Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Tajikistan with Mongolia we can counter China's string of pearl with our string of diamonds.mongolian uranium is not that much important for India. I ll again say just wait and watch.

what is your offer? how much is the volumn of trade between india and monggolia,string of X is not a slogan but extention of economic interests

 

[kadamba-warrior]

LOL calm down. Imaginary china threat is funny so there's no way to reply other than trolling. It's as moronic as China countering US by visiting a bunch of countries around US and South America. We have to deal with the reality. India is much much weaker when compared to China. By wasting money on nonsense like "countering China", India is going towards self-destruction. Same outcome can be expected if China wastes money on countering USA.

My point was in general about SL members nowadays, going bonkers anytime India is mentioned - even when Sri Lanka or China is not involved! Clearly, I must have missed some recent events to trigger this kind hatred that almost borders on fanaticism!

I wish the Chinese threat was as imaginary as you make it to be. Not intending to get into details, it is the same country that indulged in unabashed Nuclear proliferation in an already charged neighborhood. It is the same country that indulges in infrastructure development in a UN-recognized disputed territory of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir despite all the protests from India.

You are only stating the obvious when you say "India is much much weaker when compared to China" and frankly I don't see any sensible Indian denying that. And nobody here is advocating to halt all the development effort and pour all our meager resources on defenses against China. India spends a relatively smaller % of its GDP on its defenses compared to several other, much poorer countries in this neighborhood. Heck, despite all the hostilities, India is pragmatic enough to court Chinese investments in practically all fields! So the question of India going towards self-destruction is blatantly inaccurate.

OTOH, if you think that China is only mucking around by indulging activities such as listening stations in Coco Island (which have absolutely no use other than being very close to India's Naval bases in Andaman Islands and hence a very useful listening post) all the way to Naval base in Gwadar and every country in between, then you stand accused of the same delusion that you are accusing some overzealous Indian members here of! I am sorry to say that, though.

I am sure you don't need me to educate you on what China is doing with its smaller neighbors in SCS! China is as expansionist a country, as they come!

Peace!

 

[immortalsoul]

Absolutely! Call me a pessimist but there is ABSOLUTELY nothing coming out of this trip. In fact, I would be happy if this visit goes without a hitch on our borders. The PLA is habitually prone to severe bouts of adventurism on the borders especially whenever our 2 leaders meet.



True! It is an utter waste of valuable time for India to indulge in this bonhomie with China from such a hopelessly meek position. I say, we implement a moratorium on any further talks of any kind with the Chinese leaders till we can improve our own economy and military to a relatively respectable position!

Till then, we can continue to live by, by forming that shameful human chain against the ever more aggressive PLA bots trying to push back into our own territory and display banners in Mandarin requesting PLA to "please" vacate our own territory!

while two top leaders are meeting, some consensuses must have been reached by their underlings. i dont see any hopeless meek position attached to india,dont be an emotional idiot plz,china also expects gains from india, thats international reality,no unilateral benefit could be going on.

 

[ito]

LOL calm down. Imaginary china threat is funny so there's no way to reply other than trolling. It's as moronic as China countering US by visiting a bunch of countries around US and South America. We have to deal with the reality. India is much much weaker when compared to China. By wasting money on nonsense like "countering China", India is going towards self-destruction. Same outcome can be expected if China wastes money on countering USA.

No need to be mad. The era of military unions is over. The thing that matters most today is how influential you are. More influence means more economic and strategic gains. China is buying its influence across the world with money. India has started do it, and with its growing economic clout the pace at which India will buy influence will also increase. There is nothing called wasting money. No nation is a fool. The smaller states will immensely benefit from larger powers vying for influence. Nepal and Pakistan are recent examples.

 

[Luca1]

Are they already planned? UK I am sure, but not sure about Russia and Brazil

So is Modi going to bow before his queen? The British monarch should still be the queen of India.

 

[kadamba-warrior]

while two top leaders are meeting, some consensuses must have been reached by their underlings. i dont see any hopeless meek position attached to india,dont be an emotional idiot plz,china also expects gains from india, thats international reality,no unilateral benefit could be going on.

Well, if there was any such mechanism to work out a consensus by the respective underlings, the PLA wouldn't have engaged in picnics across Himalaya into Indian territories right at the moment when your President was meeting Mr. Modi in India last year and lead to exchange of rather unnecessary acrimonious statements in an otherwise-cordial meet!

Its not about being emotional but acknowledging the ground realities while calling for working towards a position of strength! And frankly, few in India believe that China is interested in making peace with India without making outrageously unreasonable demands! Obviously, the only hope for such a border settlement for India is from a position of strength - not under such an imbalance!

 

[ito]

So is Modi going to bow before his queen? The British monarch should still be the queen of India.

Although a commonwealth country, India is republic with its own head - the President. British monarch is not the head of Indian State.

 

[immortalsoul]

Well, if there was any such mechanism to work out a consensus by the respective underlings, the PLA wouldn't have engaged in picnics across Himalaya into Indian territories right at the moment when your President was meeting Mr. Modi in India last year and lead to exchange of rather unnecessary acrimonious statements in an otherwise-cordial meet!

Its not about being emotional but acknowledging the ground realities while calling for working towards a position of strength! And frankly, few in India believe that China is interested in making peace with India without making outrageously unreasonable demands! Obviously, the only hope for such a border settlement for India is from a position of strength - not under such an imbalance!

believe or not,there are different sounds in ccp toward india,including military. plz dont ampify the effect about the picnics,especially when it comes to the big picture, for both countrise are aspirant.as for border,you former india administration turned down the offer by china, which is absolutly not unreansonable by any means.

 

[ashok mourya]