In this episode Aadi and I discuss our neighbourhood. The worrying factor is that China is pressing Nepal for the Trans Himalayan rail line. The rail line has the potential to bring PLA to our door step. Needs greater deliberation.
‘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 ...
China is valued by India's neighbors because China is reliable and gets things done. Announcements of big loans by India to Bangladesh have become a huge joke in Bangladesh.
ReplyDelete*In March 2016, India agreed to extend a $2 billion credit line to Bangladesh. As of last month $232 million was disbursed.
*In October 2017, India agreed to extend a $4.5 billion credit line to Bangladesh and $263 million has been disbursed so far.
Bangladesh knows it is not going to see the promised projects emerge.
11 jinping got no balls .. china is a bloody shameless debt trapper .. BRI .. CPEC ... all worthless .. ha ha .. nancy pelosi gave it to the chinese .. what did they do about it ?? haha
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