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Indo-China Relationship and Border Dispute
BY Mirza Anwarulhaq Baig
ccun.org, June 25, 2007
Editorial Note:
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Last month, India called-off plans to send a delegation of more than 100 senior bureaucrats to China after Beijing refused to give a visa to one member of the group, saying he was from Arunachal Pradesh and did not need a visa to visit his own country. In the result, anger wave created in Indian side and, an Indian deputation appealed to China to solve remaining 0.1% 'historical unrest area' so that relations between both countries may become normal.
Earlier a deputation consisting of 100 members under the leadership of Mani Shankar Iyer met with Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Mr. Dai Bingguo. This delegation discussed on border issues. Special representatives for the two sides Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo and Indian National Security Advisor MK Narayanan, after being appointed to discuss on border dispute in 2003, have completed ten rounds of discussion so far but no result came out.
Mr. Dai stated during a discussion with Indian delegation that about 99.9% friendly relationship prevailed since thousands years between both countries. Now the need is to solve this 0.1% 'historical unrest area' on which Mani Shankar Iyer Leader of Indian deputation replied positively that they are eager to solve this 0.1% unrest area.
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had stated that China is a great neighbor of India. He had expressed desire for concrete relationships in a discussion with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Berlin. Both leaders analysed in the G-8 Summit that the bilateral relationship are in progress after the compilation of November's 11-points strategy.
India and China are similar in some aspects. Like both are largest nations of Asia and are have proud of their oldest civilizations. Both are Atomic powers, getting fast economic growth and would be super power in the near future.
No doubt, trading was promoted between them beyond expectations in recent times and it is being expected that bilateral business would reach upto 40-billon dollar mark. Nevertheless, with these positive aspects some are disappointing also, which cannot be overlooked. Some statements and actions from the China's side, damaged bilateral relationships. For example, China shows Arunachal Pradesh in her map, China occupied an area of Kashmir by making illegal pact with Pakistan. China has apposed India's nuclear agreement with America. Even China's behavior is not cooperative at all as to Indian's effort to get permanent membership of Security Council. A formula had been prepared to solve border dispute between both countries but unfortunately, China's foreign minister rejected it, which show that the China considered Indian as her enemy.
Now China has planned the project to change the flow of rivers that are flowing from China to India. India has demanded to hold a joint working group's meeting to discuss on this issue but China did not give positive response but declined it. If China follows this project than Bangladesh would be affected more badly than India. After returning from G-8 nations summit Prime Minister Dr. Singh also said to Chinese President about this meeting but no response from China's side so far.
India should know the reasons behind China's unfriendly behavior. The main reason may be India's increasing relations with China's rival nations like Japan, Australia and mainly with America. China may think that the purpose behind relations with her rival nations may be to stop increasing China's influences especially throughout Asia.
Because of these facts, analysts think that China has contradictions between words and actions. Otherwise, border disputes would have been solved. In view of the present scenario, the statement of China's assistant external minister that the relationship between India & China is 99.1% friendly, and the problem is in 0.1%, it is inaccurate. Therefore, we should not be much optimistic about it. No doubt, China is our great neighbour but she did not give proof of being a friendly country.
Mirza Anwarulhaq Baig, Mumbai, India.
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