Friday, May 17, 2013


It is very interesting to hear the comments of Chinese newly elected Premier in front of the Indian youth delegation visiting China in which he emphasized the need to shake hands with India.  He said that his comments are based on the experience he gained when he visited India about 15 years ago.  The warmth and true hospitality he received while in India those days contributed a lot in expressing this opinion.  However, somehow this writer is not impressed by his gestures because of what happened in 1962 is still alive in the mind of this writer, and for that matter India should not forget that incident that easily too.  On the one hand, Mr. Li is proposing a friendly relationship with India while on the other hand, Chinese military outfit is exerting all efforts to encircle India from all sides.  The latest incident is deployment of Chinese forces in the Daulat Beg, Ladakh area.  Firstly, China denied existence of any of its forces in Daulat Beg area and then after a comprehensive and intensive dialogue between India and China, the Chinese agreed to withdraw its forces from that part of India.  It is, therefore, of utmost importance for India to be more watchful while making any agreement with China.  India needs to play a hardball with China and ought not to sign any agreement or come to any understanding unless China first shows a sincere effort towards establishing friendly relations and it can encompass vacating Indian occupied territory, eliminating its hegemonic attitude in the South and East China sea area etc.  INDIA IS NOT THE SAME INDIA AS IT WAS IN 1962, AND I AM SURE CHINA HAS REALIZED IT, SO INDIA OUGHT TO PLAY ITS CARDS RIGHT.

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