Modi government, unless the previous government at the
Centre, is leaving no stone unturned in erecting and nurturing mutually
beneficial international relationships with other countries with special focus
on the Asian Countries.
With the commencement of its tenure, the BJP government gave
the world governments a cue that it is ready to work with them and develop in
the long run a constructive and cordial relationship with them. This was
evident from the fact that even before taking the office of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi invited political heads of various countries including countries
in the SAARC group that it will not waste any further time in developing
harmonious relationships with various countries and in finding out solutions to
key problems like cross border terrorism, insurgency, illegal immigrants etc.
and in this regard now the Modi government wants to waste no time in
constructing good and tranquil relationship with its biggest trade and economic
partner and its most belligerent antagonist, People’s Republic of China.
In this era, good relations with Beijing are must. Beijing
is strategically, politically, economically and also geographically the most
important and crucial partner. But one thing that causes problem in between the
sweetening the ties is that the dragon continues to remain untamed.
China is a very progressive economy and that’s why it
continues to be arrogant with its neighbours. Its recent stance in the
Senkaku/Diakokyu islands in Japan as well as its insurgency inside the Indian borders
continues to bother India as well as other nations. But China mainly is
following the footsteps of today’s developed and powerful nations. It is doing
what they did in their own developing years. China now, wants to play a big
brother role in the whole of Asia and wants to dominate the economy as well as
international polity of the Asian Countries and exert its influence just like
the way the USA does. In this manner India needs to make sure that it mitigates
the influence of China on other nation. The previous government at the Centre
made no discussion with the Chinese government on international topics and
trans- border aggression but the Modi government needs to be tough with the
dragon or it will engulf the nation. China, through its military insurgencies
has been trying to pose a threatening image in front of India. Its military
officers continue to terrorise the disputed areas at the Sino-Indo border and
now to halt the on-going illegitimate Chinese processes at the border, the
newly formed government needs to be tough and direct.
India is also having crossed swords with China over the
territory border issues. China, illegitimately continues to exert its ownership
on various disputed places like Arunachal Pradesh and continues to flout the
rule made under different treaties (Shimla Agreement, actually the Chinese government
repudiates to accept the agreement and continues to state that at the time of
agreement Tibet decided the boundaries with the British government and
therefore the boundaries set at that time can’t be validated). China also
defies accepting the McMahon line with India stating that the line has many flaws
and doesn’t impress the Chinese government. The boundary issues also escalated
pretty much after the defeat of India in Sino-Indian war of 1962 when China
beleaguered large amount of lands of India and this further exacerbated the Sino-Indo
Chinese boundary issues. Now its high time India mends its boundary disputes
with China because if the boundary issues are not settled then both the
countries would be at loss with lacunae in the relationships of the two
counties. Now if the governments of the two countries get ready to solve the
border disputes, then definitely we can achieve a mutually beneficial
relationship benefitting the two upcoming world powers.
The other important thing that the new government needs to
mull over is the issue of economy. China and India are both going to become
world’s largest economy and amusingly China is India’s biggest trade partner. China
and India can go ahead a long way in order to become successful and moreover
can help each other get ahead. But one thing to focus on is that Chin should
not be made to invade the Indian markets. Presently many Chinese small
manufacturers producing very cheap commodities are posing a big threat to Indian
businesses of products like crackers, toys etc. Indian handicrafts as well as
some other important Indian traditional arts are also being threatened for
existence due to such cheap goods being made available in the Indian markets
and now the Modi government needs to negotiate with the Chinese government to
dig out some ways in which the market problem can be tackled.
Now as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi hold talks with Indian
foreign Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj and newly elect PM Narendra Modi and according
to the ministry offices there were direct talks on various contentious issues
and the talks were cordial and substantive and therefore can pave a new way and
landmark paradigm in the relationship of the two countries.
Hope that this time the Indian as well as Chinese
relationship go well and that important controversial topics are discussed and
sorted out and if we are able to cut way through different problems then
definitely the two countries can help each other.
Jai Hind, Jai Bharat
Jai Ma Bharti
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