A Future China Strategy for India continues...

Chinese history shows that Chinese rulers have never respected

those who kow-towed before them. It is now perhaps time for India also

to ‘stand up’ and to deal with China in a friendly, fair, and cooperative

manner, but also to be firm where its own priority interests are

concerned. This will require a fair settlement of the boundary issue, and

the military strength to act in India’s priority areas, which should

include the Bay of Bengal and northern Indian Ocean. It will require a

change in attitude from the post-1962 ‘victim-syndrome’ which has

India behaving most of the time as ‘a nation of whiners’, and an end to

the era of ‘Lame-Duck Diplomacy’ vis-à-vis China.

Sincere words are not sweet,

Sweet words are not sincere.

(Lao Tzu, ‘Warring States’ period, ca. 480-221 B.C.E.)

A Future China Strategy for India Concluded!