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Bharat and China have gone to war over an unresolved MaCmohan Line. Bharat has announced the deployment of 50,000-60,000 troops and nuclear-capable combat planes along this border.In response to Bharats military buildup, Beijing has taken notice and challenged Delhi. China and India share about 2,000 kilometers of border, and the boundary has never been formally delineated.
China has objected to the Bharati presence in the South China Sea. Bharat on the backs of American wishes is insistant upon drilling in the disputed islands controlled by Vietnam.
China has objected to the Bharati presence in the South China Sea. Bharat on the backs of American wishes is insistant upon drilling in the disputed islands controlled by Vietnam.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was questioned about Dehis motives in its presence in Vietnam. Chinese leader Wen Jiabao accused Delhi of being persent in disputed territory. The Bharati premier explained that Delhis interests were purely commercial. It meekishly said that sovereignty claims must be settled according to international law. The statement is comicalBharat has never adhered to the principles that Dr. Sngh was talking about.
The two had met at the venue of the East Asia summit. Beijing had dliberately tried to keep the disputes in the South China Sea out of the purview of both Asean and East Asia Summits.
Wen, in a not-so-veiled reference to Delhi, warned outside forces from getting embroiled in the South China Sea dispute. China has had disputes with Vietnam, and actually went to war with the former French colony which was the victim of decade long war which it faught against the USA.
Wen told Asean leaders. The dispute which exists among relevant countries in this region over the South China Sea is an issue which has built up for several years It ought to be resolved through friendly consultations and discussions by countries directly involved. Outside forces should not, under any pretext, get involved.
In a provacative move, Delhi is exploring for oil in areas Beijing claims as its territory. Of course Bharat is eggd on by Washington. US President Barack Obama, attending his first East Asia Summit here, asked PM Singh that this gathering can be the premier arena for us to be able to work together on a wide range of issues: maritime security or nonproliferation.
Bharati trade is expected to touch $70 billion this year though most if it are imports of raw material from Bharat. Beijing accuses Dehi of playing a Taiwan card to keep it off balance.
A Chinese area called Southern Tibet (which the Bharatis call Arunachal Pradesh). Both counries have had cross-border firing in Ladakh and Sikkim. Delhi fears that China may act to preempt, or respond to Dalai Lamas successor. Bharat fears the fact that Beijing may deploy the Peoples Liberation Army to occupy contested territory along the Sino-Indian border. This is exactly what happened in 1962. Such a build-up could create a risk of military conflict between the now nuclear-armed Asian countries.
India has always harbored a grudge over Chinas all-weather friendship with Pakistan. Dr. Singh briefed Wen on his meeting with Pakistani premier Yousaf Raza Gilani during the SAARC summit in Maldives. Bharat is trying to pressure China in withdrawing its support for economic activities in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. While Delhi was seeking a quid-pro-quo, China has no plans in stopping the massive development projects that have already started in Pakistan.
C. Raja Mohan writing for Foreign Relations puts it bluntly: When there is relative tranquility in Tibet, India and China have reasonably good relations. When Sino-Tibetan tensions rise, Indias relationship with China heads south.
Chinese Global Times has warned Bharat in Indias Unwise Military Moves, Indias current course can only lead to a rivalry between the two countries. India needs to consider whether or not it can afford the consequences of a potential confrontation with China. An affiliate of the Peoples Daily published a Chinese language article on June 12 which translates to India is a paper tiger and its use of use will be trounced, say experts. It is a provocative publication and a threat to Bharat. It revives the language of Mao, when he would refere to the US as an imperialist paper tiger.
