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been building road & other infrastructure countries has not gone too well also. The
along the border to correct the historical Chinese government’s strong backing,
lapses but then that has been going on for pushing & intent of Huwai’s 5G technology
some time now. Most analysts feels that too sent doubts in minds of Governments
there are several factors but it is the fear that across the world. India, a major trading
now India has road infrastructure till DBO partner of China, has consistently refused to
which is just 18 kms from the Karakoram be part of their BRI plan is very unnerving.
pass and can make things difficult for China. I think the final push into some of action
Clearly China cannot accept POK & Gilgit and flexing of muscles by them was given
/ Baltistan falling back in Indians hands as by PM Modi’s call of “ Atmanirbhar Bharat”.
it would mean the end of the massive China If India becomes a manufacturing base for
Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) where China it will mean fear of losing a large
billions have already been invested. Without trading partner as well as on the world stage
making any pretence they have been taking will mean loss of face domestically where Xi
away POK territory from their client state has been talking about raising the domestic
Pakistan so that India would never attempt earnings of the average factory worker.
to take back that area. Everyone knows The Chinese pride themselves in being
that there are local struggles & uprising in a strong economy and thus an economic
Gilgit Baltistan and if this area comes under power backed by a strong army in domestic
India’s control they can choke of CPEC at eyes looks invincible. However with things
will but more importantly will allow India not looking rosy at all I am sure it must be
access to Central Asia where anti China very unsettling. Political analysts are also
sentiments are at its peak on account of the alluding to an internal strife within the
indoctrination & subjugation of the Uyghur ruling party and the fact that Xi Jinping’s
Muslims is taking place on a large scale. vice like control has derailed a lot many
Thus with that very strategic area not being aspiring power centers now that he has
in their control their dreams of reaching manipulated a life term for himself.
the Arabian sea will remain so. What From the statements coming out of Delhi,
has also unnerved China is a series of geo there seems to be little chance that India will
political happenings with the US having blink first as with a lot of the world is aligned
called China’s trade bluffs, happenings in against China. President Trump of USA
the Taiwan straits, Hongkong uprising and is just itching to jump in and the political
finally it being cornered by the west for anylysts feel that China will not take such a
Corona Virus. China’s economic growth big risk. A new cold war has already begun
too has just been on a downward trend and and with clear alignments indicated China
with the creation of the Indo Pacific strategic will be vulnerable and will not allow things
cooperation between Australia, Japan, US & to get out of control. Watch this space…
India they seem to be getting threatened on
all fronts. General Tapishwar Narain Raina
The growing voices across the Western Padma Bhushan, MVC – the
Brigade Commander at Chushul
world against China’s bullying tactics of who led from the front. He was
One belt one road initiatives and takeovers awarded the MVC for his role in
Chushul
of a few debt ridden institutions in a few
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