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How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
Without exception, every Far Eastern nation has territorial disputes with China and while China has increased defense spending many fold in the last decade or so, all East Asian countries have reduced their defense budgets from 3% to less than 2%. Wouldn’t you be terrified if your enemy was spending 10 times more on armaments ? Strangely, it seems that East Asians are not so ‘terribly terrified’ of the rise of China, in fact they seem to be enjoying manifold increase in bilateral trade, despite the rhetoric on territorial disputes. So much for China’s ‘growing power in the Pacific’, where it can’t as yet compete with Naval Power of Japan, what to talk of US. The Real Problem is in our mindset of thinking with Western Logic.
China is a different ball game !!
Mr Haqqani is a absconder from
Pakistani courts on corruption charges while he was the ambassidor of pakistan. I dont think he share any impartial views.
Husain, you aren’t saying anything we don’t know, though we don’t write ultra smart books and articles like you do.
A more interesting article might have looked into the costs that would be the tipping point for china to change its stance. Can india do anything to increase costs to china beyond such a tipping point?
For China to support Pakistan diplomatically, supply it military hardware, assist it in its strategic programme – likely in violation of international law – is understandable. However, for the first time, China is investing substantial sums in Pakistan’s economy. CPEC is facing headwinds barely one third of the way to its target of $ 60 trillion, partly because the projects may be debt heavy and difficult to service but mainly because Pakistan’s economy is weak. Very different from the countries China engages with in ASEAN. As a well wishes, China could discuss with Pakistan what its support to terrorism is delivering as benefits and what the costs are. Although China has reaffirmed its support to Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity post Balakot, it too must worry where incidents like Pulwama can take the subcontinent.
Without exception, every Far Eastern nation has territorial disputes with China and while China has increased defense spending many fold in the last decade or so, all East Asian countries have reduced their defense budgets from 3% to less than 2%. Wouldn’t you be terrified if your enemy was spending 10 times more on armaments ? Strangely, it seems that East Asians are not so ‘terribly terrified’ of the rise of China, in fact they seem to be enjoying manifold increase in bilateral trade, despite the rhetoric on territorial disputes. So much for China’s ‘growing power in the Pacific’, where it can’t as yet compete with Naval Power of Japan, what to talk of US. The Real Problem is in our mindset of thinking with Western Logic.
China is a different ball game !!
Mr Haqqani is a absconder from
Pakistani courts on corruption charges while he was the ambassidor of pakistan. I dont think he share any impartial views.
China is the only Country in the world that has branded Dalai Lama as a terrorist and considers Maulana Masoud Azhar as a religious leader.
Husain, you aren’t saying anything we don’t know, though we don’t write ultra smart books and articles like you do.
A more interesting article might have looked into the costs that would be the tipping point for china to change its stance. Can india do anything to increase costs to china beyond such a tipping point?
$ 60 billion
For China to support Pakistan diplomatically, supply it military hardware, assist it in its strategic programme – likely in violation of international law – is understandable. However, for the first time, China is investing substantial sums in Pakistan’s economy. CPEC is facing headwinds barely one third of the way to its target of $ 60 trillion, partly because the projects may be debt heavy and difficult to service but mainly because Pakistan’s economy is weak. Very different from the countries China engages with in ASEAN. As a well wishes, China could discuss with Pakistan what its support to terrorism is delivering as benefits and what the costs are. Although China has reaffirmed its support to Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity post Balakot, it too must worry where incidents like Pulwama can take the subcontinent.
Reaad Sekhar Gupta himself :https://theprint.in/national-interest/china-humiliated-india-because-of-these-5-fatal-follies-of-modi-doctrine/206507/. (Print March 16) Plus try to watch ( do not know if still there or removed ” China is India’s friend, not a hostage to Indian nationalism” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOCssyi_tjgmentioned in the same article .Chest thumping, grandstanding etc not always helpful. first those in power must realise that Pakistan weaker than India but is just a teaser.Imagine the rest.Statecraft is some thing beyond grandstanding and chest thumping