China’s assertion of power: incursions can hit capital inflows

Abstract

THE recent developments in Ladakh are a matter of particular concern, from a country which is known to have expansionary territorial plans against India and skillfully practises a soft speech and strong stick policy. The history of Sino-India relations since the meetings of Pandit Nehru with Premier Zhou in 1954 and 1960, the war of 1962 and constant abuse of the soft-spoken Dalai Lama, the most peaceful and globally respected spiritual leader, without any sign of remorse, should be important considerations in our China policy.

The three-week stand-off is over but India has been tested. The five tents, 19 km inside India, were certainly supported by a bigger supply chain. How we deal with the aftermath of the latest incursion is an important issue of perception by the world. If not handled skillfully, it could encourage many more negative forces to operate against India and could lead to more incursions.

First, the principle that leads to such incursions into India is the assertion of national power, an important indicator of which is economic progress as reflected in different indices like those developed by Clifford German and Ray Cline. In earlier centuries, a country that attained the status of economic super-power had worked towards it by starting from a base of domestic security. Be it the Great Britain or the United States of America. Read more at: https://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130514/edit.htm#4