Recently Indian home minister Mr. Rajnath Singh voiced
his concerns and vision of cooperation with China by saying that, “We need
peace with China but not at the cost of our honor.” Mr. Singh, sans any skepticism
struck the right chord by saying so.
Although it’s a true fact that since the deadly and
agonizing Sino-Indian war of 1962, neither India nor China has been able to bag
each other’s confidence in-toto. Though there have been many developments, both
the nations are collaborating under various fields of science, technology etc.,
trade between both the nations has risen exuberantly but still the scars of the
1962 war continue to haunt both of them.
After the 1962 war, India made various attempts in
order to again normalize the conditions but Beijing has long been apathetic
towards all the steps taken by the New Delhi and despite of working over ameliorating
cooperation and harmony between both the nations, China has been constantly
hurting Indian sentiments of brotherhood and India’s vision of peaceful
neighbourhood by regular illegitimate insurgencies of Chinese forces in the Indian
territory and by asserting its unjustified influences on various disputed areas
of both the nations.
In September this year, more than 50 Chinese troops
entered the Chumar region of Ladakh and more than 35 soldiers even entered into
the India territory and stationed themselves there. This was in fact not the
first incursion by the Chinese soldiers, many had been conducted out in the
past, and in some case the Chinese military even threatened some inhabitants
near the border posts of dire consequences against India.
But one of the most disgusting things is that the
previous governments never even bothered to check it up. Despite of
reprimanding China on international forums, the previous governments just deferred
the matters thus exacerbating the conditions at the borders and thereby
promoting illicit Chinese missions.
Arunachal Pradesh too has suffered a lot due to
regular Chinese incursions and threats. Despite of knowing that Arunachal
Pradesh has always been and will always be an integral part of India, China
regularly tries to assert its ownership over Arunachal Pradesh as a measure to
instigate India.
Today the relations with China need to be mended and
China needs to be shown that India has also improved a lot since 1962 and that
now we can even show China what its really up to. Therefore in the 53rd
Raising Day of ITBP Force, Home Minister Rajnath Singh announced that ITBP
border outposts would be more than doubled and unmanned aerial vehicles would
be deployed for effective surveillance. The move is surely a good one and would
lead to infusion of more than 10,000 more soldiers in the area. With this the
Home Minister also announced to sanction a package of around Rs. 175 crores for
repair and maintenance of border infrastructure. The move came after China made
objections to Indian army’s act to repair and build the requisite border
infrastructure in the Arunachal Pradesh and this step surely is a tit for tat
for China. The Home Minister said, "India wants peace with China, but it
cannot be at the cost of national honour and any compromise on the territorial
integrity of the country. The infrastructural development on the Indian side of
the border with China is necessary for facilitating our forces. There should be
no concern for any infrastructural development on our side of the border from
our neighbours. Any issue along the border can be resolved through negotiations
in a peaceful and cordial manner."
The move taken by the Home Ministry surely says much about the Indian power
and also its vision with its neighbour. India will try to do everything to
maintain peace and brotherhood but if the other side transcends its limits India
will never endure any infliction of pain on its own people and India surely
means it.
JAI HIND, JAI BHARAT
JAI MA BHARTI
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