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 | Bellicose China expects India's support Our Correspondent In the ties between India and China, the only thing more startling than New Delhi's pusillanimity is Beijing's audacity and brazenness. As reported in PBD, China has sought India's "understanding" and support for itself over Tibet. Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo spoke to National Security Adviser MK Narayanan over phone and briefed him on the "violent crimes" in Lhasa and "expounded" China's stance on and concerns over the Tibet issue. Simultaneously, the Chinese are continuing their aggressive military incursions along the Sino-Indian border. According to a news report in The Times Of India, "Since January, Chinese troops have intruded a dozen times into Indian territory in the strategic Pangong Tso lake area in eastern Ladakh as part of Beijing's continuing aggressive posture all along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)." It may be recalled that such activity is not new; it has been happening over the years. Various regimes in New Delhi have just overlooked the menace of Chinese expansionism. "India, in fact, recorded well over 140 intrusions by Chinese troops across the 4,057-km LAC in 2007 alone. This even included transgressions into Sikkim in August-September, even though China had earlier accepted the state to be a part of India," says the report. Unfortunately, the Government refuses to take cognizance of China's nefarious designs. Eternal Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Defence Minister AK Antony are in the denial mode; they use the neutral word "incident" to describe the attacks on our territorial integrity. There is nothing more serious about the "incidents" than "differing perceptions" of the LAC. While our top leaders are circumspect even in using proper words in describing China's misdemeanors, Beijing continues to behave in behaving in a cantankerous fashion. When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Arunachal Pradesh earlier this year, Beijing made its displeasure amply clear. Its ambassador to India has gone on record laying claims on Arunachal. It summons our ambassador to China at 2 a.m. Yet, our Government keeps chanting the mantra that 'Tibet is an integral part of China.' The cowardice of the Manmohan Singh regime has further emboldened Beijing. On the one hand, it has intensified it bellicose activity along the LAC; and, on the other, it has sought our "understanding" and support over Tibet. Former defence minister George Fernandes is right in saying that China is "still potential threat number one" and "could become an enemy." It is unfortunate his own government did not agree with him when he said the same thing a decade earlier. Now, with a regime dependent upon the mercy of a pro-China outfit, the chances of a firm China policy are even slimmer. Posted on : 4/5/2008 Mail this article to your friend |