A lot of people have asked for my expert opinion on the incursions the Chinese have made in the last few months, paintings on the rocks and other aggressive activities (actually, nobody has asked for my expert opinion. I just like to think so).
Lets leave the question of incursions alone. Let us concentrate on what "The Hindu", the national newspaper reports. I promise -- it is funny.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/20/stories/2009092057400100.htm
"“The Prime Minister has just made a statement that there has not been any more incursions or transgressions as compared to last year. They are at the same level. So there is no cause of worry or concern,”
Oh yes... thats good enough then?? What was the transgression level last year? Why wasn't the public informed last year? Or, did you inform them and I missed the news somehow?
As for the Chinese, they are very very clear in this issue. They have never accepted the "Indian rule in Arunachal Pradesh" and have always maintained that Arunachal is "southern Tibet". From the 1962 debacle and even before that, we have sought somebody else (US, Russia) to help us out in the face of a confrontation with China. Does any of you honestly think somebody else can really help us out in a war?
The answer is an emphatic "no". Others are embroiled in their own problems and moreover nobody will help you out unless they have a genuine economic interest in doing so.
So that leaves us with diplomacy and other intelligence maneuvers which we have failed very miserably too in recent times.
If we are faced with war, do we have the technology to defend ourselves? I doubt it
4 comments:
Sri:
It is nice that you have brought the issue here in the light of "The Hindu's News".
//The Prime Minister has just made a statement that there has not been any more incursions or transgressions as compared to last year. They are at the same level. So there is no cause of worry or concern//
Don't you see the diplomacy expressed in the words of the PM? There will be always issues in the border. For example so far few tamils (just 400 hundred I read) have been killed by the Sri Lankan Navy and same level of attrocities have been practiced by them on the tamil fishermen as previous years. Therefore we are not worrying.
Hope now you have got the diplomacy involved.
Thanks for the post
-Thangamani
Thangamani, thanks for your comments.
Thangamani,
As I have discussed with you several times, the Chinese are developing a naval base in a Srilankan base from where Tamilnadu is an easy target. That is what worries me always. Whatever it is, if a missile hits TN, there is a likelyhood of my bosom-buddies dying (and possibly yours). In that context, a diplomatic stalemate is very important now.
sri
//Whatever it is, if a missile hits TN, there is a likelyhood of my bosom-buddies dying (and possibly yours). //
Thats true. That too this so called indian govt won't bother even if that happens since the victims are TAMILS.
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