Mr Sree Iyer and I had a lively discussion on the current situation in Sri Lanka. It was a live session on the P Gurus channel. The Q&A session was specially interesting.
‘Sir, will China invade us?’ ‘We hear China has increased activities on the border’. Chinese consolidation activities on the LAC have prompted such reactions and fears. Lot of such inquiries from citizens within and outside India. Why? Bodies floating down Ganga, mass graves, lack of oxygen, medicines or hospital beds, botched vaccination program, uninterrupted work on Central Vista - all these have eroded our political capital immensely and seeded such doubts. Our national institutions are being compared to ‘rottweilers’ in the media. Economy? Unemployment figures and stock markets – both rattling up. Strangest combination. Rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. An ominous divergence which bodes ill. Leadership? Kis Chidiya ka naam hai bhai? National level paralysis in responding to the second wave. Erosion in comprehensive national power. Many have never experienced India being so weak. Nor did I for that matter. This frightening experience ...
Chinese foreign policy planners have good foresight and knew back in May that Chinese medicines should be rushed to Sri Lanka and fill the public hospitals during the shortage.
ReplyDelete03 May, 2022 | 5:39 PM Share: COLOMBO (News 1st); The Chinese Government has decided to award a grant of 300 Million Yuan to Sri Lanka to procure medicine, food, fuel and other essential commodities. https://www.newsfirst.lk/2022/05/03/china-extends-300-million-yuan-to-sri-lanka-to-procure-essentials/
Are you trying to get the MEA to be complacent in handling the crisis in Sri Lanka?