Recently the Chinese have started issuing visa's seperately and stapling them to Indian passports for residents of Jammu an Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh. This is hard to digest as these areas are a part of India. Yet the Indian government has made only some muted protests and has not gone on offensive against this Chinese step.
Throughout history after Independance the Indians seem to be in awe of China. Perhaps the 1962 defeat has something to do with this psyche. But we must understand that a policy of appeasement leads no where.Remember the famous Munich confernce of 1938, which was a sellout to Hitler, yet it didnt avert the second world war.
Keeping the above in mind some stern action by India is called for. Why can't we do the same for residents of Tibet, who are looking towards India ? Why can't we also staple visa's for residents of Tibet to their passports like the Chinese. Also it is time we cultivate Formosa openly, not forgetting South Korea, Vietnam and Japan. The age old adage faint heart never won fair woman holds. India needs to be decisive.
Throughout history after Independance the Indians seem to be in awe of China. Perhaps the 1962 defeat has something to do with this psyche. But we must understand that a policy of appeasement leads no where.Remember the famous Munich confernce of 1938, which was a sellout to Hitler, yet it didnt avert the second world war.
Keeping the above in mind some stern action by India is called for. Why can't we do the same for residents of Tibet, who are looking towards India ? Why can't we also staple visa's for residents of Tibet to their passports like the Chinese. Also it is time we cultivate Formosa openly, not forgetting South Korea, Vietnam and Japan. The age old adage faint heart never won fair woman holds. India needs to be decisive.
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