‘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 ...
1. Chinese propaganda reminded me of Saddam's infamous & empty talk of "Mother of all Wars" which ended up in Iraq's "Elite" revolutionary guards willfully surrendering to US led coalition!
ReplyDelete2. Besides that US has put Taiwan in a very perilous situation; especially safety & security of its who's-who in military and political leadership, both within the country and outside.
3. With Xi losing face especially in front of his own "Gen-Ys & millennials", he might actually commit himself for something cynical & sinister to satisfy his hurt ego * redeem his lost pride.
4. Xi knows militarily he cant threaten India at least directly, so his modus operandi imminently seems;
(a) Creating political unrest via his proxies/modules, and
(b) Cyber attacks
[As detailed by you in your MDW presentation]
I hope Indian political leadership is intently following the developements