DANGER OF THE DRAGON

DANGER OF THE DRAGON

The laws of physics operate in Sino-Indian relations. Wherever we are weak, there China infiltrates imperceptibly at first and later openly to occupy fresh Indian terrain. We cannot rejoice over little counter-pushes here and there to reclaim freshly lost land while China continues to push on relentlessly into Indian territory. It is a long-term strategic design of the dragon and we must rapidly build up our military strength to combat the foe effectively.

Such a powerhouse we are and we are busy battling puny Pakistan while the red dragon dares us each time claiming Arunachal as its own, holding onto Indian area there that it had by might won in the 1962 war and advancing each year into our territory by its slow land-grabbing policy. 

China has made Pakistan its buffer bully against India, aiding this terrorist state to weaken India, and virtually owning Pakistan's landmass by means of its created economic corridor which it can use to deadly effect should events come to open war with India in the future amidst a precipitating global geopolitical crisis. The 'String of Pearls Policy' of China has virtually surrounded India in the Indian Ocean and augurs not well for India's long-term naval prospects with respect to her defence against possible Chinese aero-marine attack. All these must be taken into consideration along with China's six times larger economy, space superiority, tech superiority, bigger nuclear arms stockpile and larger strength of conventional arms and arsenal before we stupidly start rejoicing over little pushbacks of the Chinese aggressors here and there.

India's pseudo-peacefulness, essentially seen as political weakness by the international community despite their tallest pretensions, has tilted the balance way too much in favour of China which needs redressing overtime by building up a stronger and a far larger economy, controlling population spurt, stabilising administration to combat corruption and antinational activity with an iron hand, developing the health of the nation through improved nutrition, medical attention and sports facilities, enhancing academic standards within the nation with its influence reaching the remotest corners of the country and, finally, by strengthening the armed forces to the satisfaction of the defence think-tank within the forces.

Our country is capable of rising to the challenge posed by China. For once the growing effeminacy of the population will be combated by this growing menace from across the border. Jai Hind!

Written by Sugata Bose