If China wants to be a true world player, it needs to be magnanimous about having more players in the exclusive club of the superpowers. 'Live and let live' should be the guiding spirit and it's not sportsmanlike to put impediments on its potential rivals.
I must admit that I thought there was a lot of positivity and forward movement in Sino-Indian relations after the successive visits of their President to our country and that of our Prime Minister to the dragon country. The joint declaration sounded very positive with a thrust on mutual cooperation, especially on matters concerning terrorism.
And just about a month later........
China's decision to block UN action against Pakistan for the release of the 26/11 mastermind and the Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, Zaki -ur Rehman Lakhvi on bail, is indeed sad. India had initiated this move with the UN sanctions committee on the grounds that Lakhvi was a designated terrorist under an earlier UN resolution consequent to which, his financial assets are meant to be frozen.
China explained its position that India had not provided enough information about the case even though all the other permanent members of the Security Council had backed India's plea!
This isn't the first time China has obstructed India's initiatives at the UN. Earlier, it had put on hold - citing technical reasons - India's sanctions against the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief, Syed Salahuddin.
China needs to understand that terrorism threatens its own ambitious developmental plan in the region like the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road Initiatives. It has to reconsider its stance on terrorism, aided and abetted by Pakistan, that can target its connectivity infrastructure! And how can it forget its own 'jihadi' problem in Xinjiang?
Does China envisage being superior in Asia by continuously thwarting India's efforts to become a power to reckon with? Their foreign policy mandarins will do good for their country by acknowledging India's rightful position in the region and also the world, by providing the right inputs to their leaders!
Tailpiece.
Connected to this Chinese thinking is its efforts in building artificial islands in the South China Sea. It had reacted uneasily to and doesn't feel comfortable at India's promise of cooperation with Vietnam regarding economic activity and oil exploration in the South China Sea.
I must admit that I thought there was a lot of positivity and forward movement in Sino-Indian relations after the successive visits of their President to our country and that of our Prime Minister to the dragon country. The joint declaration sounded very positive with a thrust on mutual cooperation, especially on matters concerning terrorism.
And just about a month later........
China's decision to block UN action against Pakistan for the release of the 26/11 mastermind and the Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, Zaki -ur Rehman Lakhvi on bail, is indeed sad. India had initiated this move with the UN sanctions committee on the grounds that Lakhvi was a designated terrorist under an earlier UN resolution consequent to which, his financial assets are meant to be frozen.
China explained its position that India had not provided enough information about the case even though all the other permanent members of the Security Council had backed India's plea!
This isn't the first time China has obstructed India's initiatives at the UN. Earlier, it had put on hold - citing technical reasons - India's sanctions against the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief, Syed Salahuddin.
China needs to understand that terrorism threatens its own ambitious developmental plan in the region like the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road Initiatives. It has to reconsider its stance on terrorism, aided and abetted by Pakistan, that can target its connectivity infrastructure! And how can it forget its own 'jihadi' problem in Xinjiang?
Does China envisage being superior in Asia by continuously thwarting India's efforts to become a power to reckon with? Their foreign policy mandarins will do good for their country by acknowledging India's rightful position in the region and also the world, by providing the right inputs to their leaders!
Tailpiece.
Connected to this Chinese thinking is its efforts in building artificial islands in the South China Sea. It had reacted uneasily to and doesn't feel comfortable at India's promise of cooperation with Vietnam regarding economic activity and oil exploration in the South China Sea.
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