China’s betrayal of Nehru’s Panchsheel is not an isolated incident. I agree we were stunned, and the reasons for our loss are historical as to how the polity too betrayed the forces. The Chinese thought we were still in 1962 stage and attempted to repeat a Tibet in Sikkim. They were firmly repulsed by the Indian army. Despite a Chinese admitted 300 casualties, 800 Chinese soldiers could have been killed in the battle.
China has been brooding ever since and has been wary of India’s economic growth. However, despite calling ourselves ‘Non-aligned,’ India was markedly under Russian influence, which kept the USA, UK and the west distant from India. Morarji Desai as the PM was the first leader who attempted to change the balance allowing the USA in our country’s political space. Pakistan, on the other hand, was consistent in its opposition to India and sided with whoever was opposed to India. It thus became a puppet of China.
The annexation of Tibet was a significant step by China that had altered our relations forever. The Chinese reneged on the Panchsheel agreement and brought in troops to our borders. The Chinese expansionist designs badly needed the POK regions of Gilgit, Baltistan for the OBOR route, leading to Gwadar Port. The road will usurp parts of Pakistan, parts or the whole of Nepal, Bhutan and of course can pose an eternal threat to India.
It is not therefore surprising that the Indian government refused to become a signatory to the OBOR initiative, which only furthered the expansionist designs of China. For China, India is the biggest hurdle in the game plan of becoming a global power.
China considers all of Arunachal. Parts of Assam as theirs and are itching to take them from us. It has engaged in creating a string of pearls surrounding India, in Myanmar, Chittagong, Maldives, Seychelles, Pakistan, Oman Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania. However, the Chinese may have erred in their attempt to become the third global power at the wrong time. They not only have now to tackle India, but also the US, Japan, Australia and South Korea, which has complicated the scenario further. I cannot but compliment India’s present aggressive foreign policy endeavours under PM Modi. Most countries, save Pakistan and Nepal, have not spoken against India in our current standoff with China.
China must back off from Galwan valley as it did grudgingly from Doklam. If it does, India would have scored yet again a tactical victory against the belligerence of China, like it did in Doklam. Our neighbours like Nepal or Pakistan cannot miss the point and might decide to discipline themselves for the present.
There are Indians, believing that our unarmed soldiers were pushed down the slope to be slaughtered by the Chinese. They also believe that no Chinese soldier died. The difference between India and China is, in our country, we tolerate such betrayers and anti-nationals, who have utter disregard for our nation, our pride and above all our armed forces. In China, on the contrary, such people are neither seen and silenced forever.
It is the Indian traitors that I’m concerned, than China, which our army can tackle today in conventional warfare.
Jai Hind
Sampath Kumar
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