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Eyebrows have been raised over Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat’s statements on Kashmir and Pakistan. While some are cheering him, others say that an Indian Army chief should not make provocative statements. Is the chatter of TV channels and digital India changing the culture of the military leadership? We ask experts about the pros and cons of having an outspoken military chief in a democratic India.
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Is it easier for India to adopt a tough line in Kashmir today than it was in the 1990s? How is India’s position today different from the 1990s when New Delhi felt the impact of censure from groups like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, U.S. and European capitals? Is the world too distracted right now to lecture India on human rights? We ask experts Ajai Sahni, Aakar Patel.
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The paper gives a comprehensive analysis of the issue, covering most of the aspects, with some speculations/expectations from NSA’s visit.
The aspects of Chinese compulsion of standing up to the larger than life image created by China in general and President Xi Jinping in particular in domestic community and domestic politics, especially in view of forthcoming elections is preventing them to soften up. It needs little more elaboration because China and US may be treating it as a test case of their stand off in South China Sea.
In one of my comments on global times, that any two sided scenerio building exercise will lead to only one conclusion that any land conflict will end into a stalemate, which is damaging for Xi Jinping’s image, hence the best option for China in given circumstances is psychological warfare, together with other modes of building pressure on India, hoping that India may recoil, and it can win the stand off without fighting, in accordance with Sun Tzu’s teachings.
We therefore need to follow Kautilya, by playing it cool but firm in our stand and prevent this incremental encroachment part of Active Defence Strategy of China, ignoring the rhetorics of Global Times for Chinese domestic consumption. We, however need to be prepared for worst case scenario.
Gen Asthana
It was inevitable because of China’s expansionist policy , question was only when ! We overpopulated , castiest society.& corrupt nation never gave thought to prepare our selves to face the challange posed by China ,even after Pakistan having gifted disputed territory of Gilgit & Baltistan to China ! This was clear signal that China has no love lost for India ! Had we taken tough stand against China at that time things wouldn’t have come to this stage !
The paper gives a comprehensive analysis of the issue, covering most of the aspects, with some speculations/expectations from NSA’s visit.
The aspects of Chinese compulsion of standing up to the larger than life image created by China in general and President Xi Jinping in particular in domestic community and domestic politics, especially in view of forthcoming elections is preventing them to soften up. It needs little more elaboration because China and US may be treating it as a test case of their stand off in South China Sea.
In one of my comments on global times, that any two sided scenerio building exercise will lead to only one conclusion that any land conflict will end into a stalemate, which is damaging for Xi Jinping’s image, hence the best option for China in given circumstances is psychological warfare, together with other modes of building pressure on India, hoping that India may recoil, and it can win the stand off without fighting, in accordance with Sun Tzu’s teachings.
We therefore need to follow Kautilya, by playing it cool but firm in our stand and prevent this incremental encroachment part of Active Defence Strategy of China, ignoring the rhetorics of Global Times for Chinese domestic consumption. We, however need to be prepared for worst case scenario.
Gen Asthana
It was inevitable because of China’s expansionist policy , question was only when ! We overpopulated , castiest society.& corrupt nation never gave thought to prepare our selves to face the challange posed by China ,even after Pakistan having gifted disputed territory of Gilgit & Baltistan to China ! This was clear signal that China has no love lost for India ! Had we taken tough stand against China at that time things wouldn’t have come to this stage !