Xi Jinping wants obedient clients, not independent partners. Galwan had to be the place where it finally dawned on India that ties with China are only possible with military strength.
Countries like Russia, Iran and Kazakhstan are struggling as they still need investment, trade and diplomatic support from China, while preserving some independence.
The needle on a dial measuring animal spirits remained static as 4 of 8 high-frequency indicators gained in June, 2 were unchanged & rest deteriorated.
Nearly 2,000 trucks carrying goods are stranded at the India-Bangladesh border as Bengal govt has kept Petrapole integrated check post shut despite central govt orders to resume trade.
China has established itself as a major trade partner of South Asia. This mainly reflects the region’s strategic importance for China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
Those trying to vitiate the atmosphere must pay heed to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat who emphasised that national interest must override petty political concerns.
As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.
Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.
What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.
India has done reasonably well despite covid19 situation which controlled better than western countries, if this is the case with case manmohn or sonia leadership in India would have been disastrous and India gone back to 50 years back on developmental activity
On reform front Modi govt did much better than Congress govt.
We have to think of out of the box solutions to this standoff. Maybe a asymmetrical or proxy war that harms chinese interests elsewhere such as the Baluchistan or Arming militants in Xinjiang. Indian army has shown aggression in reaching close to the Neck of Cpec (10 kms away from Karakoram pass). With this kind of threat to cpec, china is unlikely to move out. Weakening pakistan economically, sectarian or by use of proxies will put pressure on the chinese. We should maintain our troop levels in Ladakh until an alternative plan is found. Strengthening or choking or atleast threatening to block malacca straits can be another way to put pressure on the chinese. The new Tajikistan Pamir threat seems to have taken the Russians by surprise. India needs to use Russians and Tajik intel to destabilise Xinjiang. Hongkong, Tibet and SCS are other areas where China can be pressurised esp by arming Vietnam. Economic pressure too needs to be exerted. India has 92B trade and 60B is in china’s favour. That too can act as catalyst in a small way.
India is coming to be the third largest economy soon. And India is going to be another bloc. Sounds strange that India is suffering to choose between USA and China. Dragon and Elephant can dance together in the world if it is allowed by the USA.
‘India is coming to be the third largest economy soon.’
It is a meaningless statement. India’s per capita income is very low, among the lowest.
India will have the largest population also soon. It will have the largest number of Covids soon.
The author is largely right. But blaming Modi government alone for the chinese mess is not a honest analysis. Congress and left were part of a coalition that ran this country for substantial period of time post independence. In fact Indian Left parties were perceived as Chinese supporters and sympathizers to the extent some even felt they cheered the chinese victory in 1962 against India. Many of them still work on weakening and breaking India into different pieces by playing religion, casteism and other divisions and amplifying them by playing constant politics with these tools. However if there is a general consensus around the points what this author has raised then it is well and good. We should not appeasing china and should be ready to collaborate with like minded democracies across the world to resist chinese designs. If Congress and left are elected would they do this or become a subservient client state of China signing up party to party contracts with CCP. Questions to think given our experiences with INC-CCP contract signed in 2008. Can we shed some light on what is there in that contract? How can we believe congress and left forces to do what this author is suggesting? The data proves otherwise in the last 70 years. This may be just a empty rhetoric in the Indian establishment just to cover up for the current and past incursions from China as a result of which India lost 1000 of Square kilometeres of her legitmate territory.
‘But blaming Modi government alone for the chinese mess is not a honest analysis. ‘
Your chai wallah said he is the chowkidar, he had 55 inch chest, he is the saviour of the Hindus.
Modi was touching Xi’s feet, there is a video of him simpering with delight about his Plus One relationship with Xi, he coined the acronym STREANH (meaning STRENGTH) for India-China relationship.
So who else should we blame ? Why are making excuses for him and blaming Congress ?
Foreign minister Jay shankar is another Krishna Menon in the making! And Modi runs the risk of becoming another (defeated) Nehru! His foreign policy is as flawed as his understanding of China Pakistan. His world view about India , China and pakistan lacks pragmatism, reality and objectivity. India must unequivocally align with USA and his multilateral partners like Japan, Australia etc. BUt anything that keeps USA at equidistance (compared to Russia and others) will have catastrophic consequenses for India. He is either sold out or compromised but he is certainly bad for Indi.a
That is flawed thinking. If India did that, then when the US goes to war somewhere, it will ask for Indian troops. When the US invaded Iraq, it asked Vajpayee for troops. They wanted Indians to die on their behalf. Vajpayee’s BJP Hindus also wanted badly to align with the US, but when they thought of it, they realised Indians will be returning in body bags, and it might create another terrorism problem for India. Britain went with the US and has paid for it ever since.
The US is not going to come to LAC and die for Indians.
Before galwan episode, it was generally believed india-china operated on equal terms. Though there were skirmishes, they were all sorted without much ado. Most of the population doesn’t remember 1962 nor was there any threat perception for decades. Suddenly we have a huge security situation. Hmm who in india is responsible ??
‘Before galwan episode, it was generally believed india-china operated on equal terms. ‘
Only delusional Hindus thought this. India was never equal to China. Its economy is 1/5 of China.
When you have a bigger fish to fry then you don’t need to waste your energy and resource on smaller one, I mean when a raising and powerful neighbor communist country with them we share about 4000KM boundary and most part of this are unsettled, that put us in a very strategic challenging situation. SO we should focus if at all possible to resolve our issue with Pakistan we know its not easy but we can’t simply carry issue and problem for forever, that always allow a country like to China to leverage this is upon us. We have many leverage over Pakistan to use and settle the dispute but if we leave this to just merely for a political gain and use a punching bag it not easy in future if we are really planning to go ahead with China on equilibrium path.
India is led by Hindu delusions, not by objectivity.
Objectively, India is not in the same league as China and never will be. It is 1/5 the GDP, it is 60% literate at best, population keeps growing, it is now fun by Hindu fundamentalists who have wrecked the economy and are promoting primitiveness. Jaishankar is part of this primitive Hindu culture. So what equilibrium does Jaishankar think is possible with China.
As for the suggestion that India can only equilibrate if it strengthens its military, that requires money. Even when the economy was growing, India’s economy was 1/5 of China’s. The economy has been shattered by Modi, so it will become even smaller.
Hindus also seem incapable of realising what they do that makes enemies. The author writes ‘In other words, the current course of action will be hard to reverse because China’s belligerence has completely unsettled India’s politics.’
It was India that was belligerent when it scrapped 370 and made statements about capturing Aksai Chin and PoK by force. A Hindu general was boasting about India’s ability to wage a two front war. Then China called the Hindu bluff and gave India a beating. And still inflated Hindus like Modi and Jaishankar do not understand their mistake. China will from now on take land incrementally.
For abrogating 370 ,should India discuss with Pakistan …or China…what do you mean by belligerence? Indian govt needs to administer j&k and put it on path of prosperity…your wording of Hindus etc…for pm modi ,is a clear indication of your mindset…corrupt boot licking Congress supporters can’t digest
The challenge for Indian diplomacy is to find an equilibrium with China that acknowledges the asymmetry and still allows us to protect our core interests. President Xi is different from his predecessors, which makes it more difficult to find and sustain such an equilibrium; he also intends to stay for a long time, so we cannot hope that like President Trump he will soon be gone. India ganging up as a member of the Quad is more tricky than it appears. Nor can we afford an arms race with China. The cost of stationing 35,000 troops all through winter in Ladakh itself will make us sweat. 3. EAM was inaugurated with very high expectations. He should find the golden key to charm and disarm the dragon.
Having chosen wickedness, and believed in delusions of Hindu grandeur, Modi supporters have to keep defending his infallibility. The general tone is to absolve Modi of responsibility for failure. The chowkidar should not be questioned. Some of them say that Modi is preparing an answer to the Chinese, which he will reveal only at a time and place of his choosing.
India has done reasonably well despite covid19 situation which controlled better than western countries, if this is the case with case manmohn or sonia leadership in India would have been disastrous and India gone back to 50 years back on developmental activity
On reform front Modi govt did much better than Congress govt.
We have to think of out of the box solutions to this standoff. Maybe a asymmetrical or proxy war that harms chinese interests elsewhere such as the Baluchistan or Arming militants in Xinjiang. Indian army has shown aggression in reaching close to the Neck of Cpec (10 kms away from Karakoram pass). With this kind of threat to cpec, china is unlikely to move out. Weakening pakistan economically, sectarian or by use of proxies will put pressure on the chinese. We should maintain our troop levels in Ladakh until an alternative plan is found. Strengthening or choking or atleast threatening to block malacca straits can be another way to put pressure on the chinese. The new Tajikistan Pamir threat seems to have taken the Russians by surprise. India needs to use Russians and Tajik intel to destabilise Xinjiang. Hongkong, Tibet and SCS are other areas where China can be pressurised esp by arming Vietnam. Economic pressure too needs to be exerted. India has 92B trade and 60B is in china’s favour. That too can act as catalyst in a small way.
India is coming to be the third largest economy soon. And India is going to be another bloc. Sounds strange that India is suffering to choose between USA and China. Dragon and Elephant can dance together in the world if it is allowed by the USA.
‘India is coming to be the third largest economy soon.’
It is a meaningless statement. India’s per capita income is very low, among the lowest.
India will have the largest population also soon. It will have the largest number of Covids soon.
The author is largely right. But blaming Modi government alone for the chinese mess is not a honest analysis. Congress and left were part of a coalition that ran this country for substantial period of time post independence. In fact Indian Left parties were perceived as Chinese supporters and sympathizers to the extent some even felt they cheered the chinese victory in 1962 against India. Many of them still work on weakening and breaking India into different pieces by playing religion, casteism and other divisions and amplifying them by playing constant politics with these tools. However if there is a general consensus around the points what this author has raised then it is well and good. We should not appeasing china and should be ready to collaborate with like minded democracies across the world to resist chinese designs. If Congress and left are elected would they do this or become a subservient client state of China signing up party to party contracts with CCP. Questions to think given our experiences with INC-CCP contract signed in 2008. Can we shed some light on what is there in that contract? How can we believe congress and left forces to do what this author is suggesting? The data proves otherwise in the last 70 years. This may be just a empty rhetoric in the Indian establishment just to cover up for the current and past incursions from China as a result of which India lost 1000 of Square kilometeres of her legitmate territory.
‘But blaming Modi government alone for the chinese mess is not a honest analysis. ‘
Your chai wallah said he is the chowkidar, he had 55 inch chest, he is the saviour of the Hindus.
Modi was touching Xi’s feet, there is a video of him simpering with delight about his Plus One relationship with Xi, he coined the acronym STREANH (meaning STRENGTH) for India-China relationship.
So who else should we blame ? Why are making excuses for him and blaming Congress ?
Foreign minister Jay shankar is another Krishna Menon in the making! And Modi runs the risk of becoming another (defeated) Nehru! His foreign policy is as flawed as his understanding of China Pakistan. His world view about India , China and pakistan lacks pragmatism, reality and objectivity. India must unequivocally align with USA and his multilateral partners like Japan, Australia etc. BUt anything that keeps USA at equidistance (compared to Russia and others) will have catastrophic consequenses for India. He is either sold out or compromised but he is certainly bad for Indi.a
‘India must unequivocally align with USA…’
That is flawed thinking. If India did that, then when the US goes to war somewhere, it will ask for Indian troops. When the US invaded Iraq, it asked Vajpayee for troops. They wanted Indians to die on their behalf. Vajpayee’s BJP Hindus also wanted badly to align with the US, but when they thought of it, they realised Indians will be returning in body bags, and it might create another terrorism problem for India. Britain went with the US and has paid for it ever since.
The US is not going to come to LAC and die for Indians.
Before galwan episode, it was generally believed india-china operated on equal terms. Though there were skirmishes, they were all sorted without much ado. Most of the population doesn’t remember 1962 nor was there any threat perception for decades. Suddenly we have a huge security situation. Hmm who in india is responsible ??
‘Before galwan episode, it was generally believed india-china operated on equal terms. ‘
Only delusional Hindus thought this. India was never equal to China. Its economy is 1/5 of China.
When you have a bigger fish to fry then you don’t need to waste your energy and resource on smaller one, I mean when a raising and powerful neighbor communist country with them we share about 4000KM boundary and most part of this are unsettled, that put us in a very strategic challenging situation. SO we should focus if at all possible to resolve our issue with Pakistan we know its not easy but we can’t simply carry issue and problem for forever, that always allow a country like to China to leverage this is upon us. We have many leverage over Pakistan to use and settle the dispute but if we leave this to just merely for a political gain and use a punching bag it not easy in future if we are really planning to go ahead with China on equilibrium path.
India is led by Hindu delusions, not by objectivity.
Objectively, India is not in the same league as China and never will be. It is 1/5 the GDP, it is 60% literate at best, population keeps growing, it is now fun by Hindu fundamentalists who have wrecked the economy and are promoting primitiveness. Jaishankar is part of this primitive Hindu culture. So what equilibrium does Jaishankar think is possible with China.
As for the suggestion that India can only equilibrate if it strengthens its military, that requires money. Even when the economy was growing, India’s economy was 1/5 of China’s. The economy has been shattered by Modi, so it will become even smaller.
Hindus also seem incapable of realising what they do that makes enemies. The author writes ‘In other words, the current course of action will be hard to reverse because China’s belligerence has completely unsettled India’s politics.’
It was India that was belligerent when it scrapped 370 and made statements about capturing Aksai Chin and PoK by force. A Hindu general was boasting about India’s ability to wage a two front war. Then China called the Hindu bluff and gave India a beating. And still inflated Hindus like Modi and Jaishankar do not understand their mistake. China will from now on take land incrementally.
For abrogating 370 ,should India discuss with Pakistan …or China…what do you mean by belligerence? Indian govt needs to administer j&k and put it on path of prosperity…your wording of Hindus etc…for pm modi ,is a clear indication of your mindset…corrupt boot licking Congress supporters can’t digest
The challenge for Indian diplomacy is to find an equilibrium with China that acknowledges the asymmetry and still allows us to protect our core interests. President Xi is different from his predecessors, which makes it more difficult to find and sustain such an equilibrium; he also intends to stay for a long time, so we cannot hope that like President Trump he will soon be gone. India ganging up as a member of the Quad is more tricky than it appears. Nor can we afford an arms race with China. The cost of stationing 35,000 troops all through winter in Ladakh itself will make us sweat. 3. EAM was inaugurated with very high expectations. He should find the golden key to charm and disarm the dragon.
An attempt justify and propitiate Modi. That is all about this article
Having chosen wickedness, and believed in delusions of Hindu grandeur, Modi supporters have to keep defending his infallibility. The general tone is to absolve Modi of responsibility for failure. The chowkidar should not be questioned. Some of them say that Modi is preparing an answer to the Chinese, which he will reveal only at a time and place of his choosing.