TROUBLED NORTH-EAST: THE CHINESE ANGLE

Whenever there is ethnic violence somewhere in the country, our short sighted politicians start the blame game without bothering to dig deeper to analyze the root cause. The current disturbances in the north-east province followed by the attacks on the same community in different parts of India, according to my analysis, are part of a grand game plan carefully hatched by the Chinese authorities.

I am a nationalist Indian and I have no political affiliations. However, I like to analyse each situation from a different angle and apprise the concerned so that they may see things in the right perspective and find appropriate solution. The following links, if you put together, will lend credibility to my China theory.

If you are regular China watcher, I am sure you would have observed the growing Chinese interest in establishing their military presence both in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal. It all started in Sri Lanka with port building support, then military aid followed by full backing in the war against LTTE. Even after the rebel leaders surrendered and laid down the arms, they were slaughtered mercilessly and displayed in public which was totally against Geneva Convention. Obviously, they had the full support of China who was using the island nation in a proxy war to intimidate India by hurting the feelings of Indian Tamil community. When this ploy failed to bring a military response, China began using Sri Lankan navy to abduct Indian fishermen, especially Tamil, to provoke Indian government and this also failed to produce the desired results.

Then came the Chinese protests over the oil drilling activities in South China Sea where ONGC was exploring the possibility of tapping oil resources within the legitimate Indian territorial waters. China’s objection to Indian road building in Arunachal Pradesh and terrorizing the local population is part of a wider plan the Dragon has been designing. The recent ethnical violence in Assam and targeting the NE people in different parts of India should be seen as off shoots of a wider conspiracy to destabilize the region. The only difference here is that instead of Sri Lanka, it is Pakistan that is playing the role of proxy. China’s offer of military assistance to Bangladesh and Myanmar adds credibility to this theory. Who knows China will not try to annex the tiny North Eastern states that will give them complete control of the Bay of Bengal. Remember, when China gobbled up Tibet, the whole world watched and remained spectators. But, this will be a different ball game. Politicians, please watch out.

The destruction of twin towers in 2001, the worst terror strike in human history, strained the US relations with its hitherto trusted ally, and it sunk further with the unauthorized killing of Al Qaida chief Osama Bin Laden. The retaliation by the terror groups who regularly target the NATO convoys and other American interests is making the US dilute its relation with their troubled partner in the war against terrorism. With the military colluding with terrorist outfits and calling shots for an elected but weak civilian government, the US interest in its former ally has been diminishing. This is where Pakistan started to lean towards China for assistance and the latter wasted no time in grabbing the opportunity.

The recent attacks on the Hindu community in Pakistan and their consequent exodus to India, the pre-planned publicity of letters from Sabarjit Singh, who has been languishing in jail for years (we will all be stupid to believe that the letter can be easily smuggled out bypassing the security), the resumption of firing along the LOC and the recent mass SMS to derail the North-East region (it is more clear now that the source of this SMS has been traced to Pakistan) cannot be viewed as isolated incidents, but as part of a wider conspiracy employed by Beijing aimed at creating commotion and arresting its economic growth.

In the Indian Ocean, if the proxy is Sri Lanka, in the eastern front, it is Pakistan. In both cases, the politicians can be either bought or coerced into submission. The UPA government, neck deep in trouble with corruption and other charges, appears unable to see things in the right perspective. It is high time they set aside petty issues and focus on national security.