China's India policy: Murder with borrowed knives NEW DELHI: Fears that China could employ a strategy of "murdering with borrowed knives" against India does not seem totally unfounded. A leading
Chinese think-tank , whose views count with the Beijing's Communist administration, has put forward an outrageous suggestion that China should break India into 20-30 independent states with the help of "friendly countries" like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The article, written by Zhan Lue and titled "If China takes a little action , the so-called Great Indian Federation can be broken up," has aroused strong sentiments in India where many see this as a reflection of the hardline thinking in Beijing. Published on the website of a think tank that advises Beijing on global and strategic issues, the article makes a series of preposterous suggestions saying that a fragmented India would be in China's interests and also lead to prosperity in the region. Responding to the inflammatory nature of the suggestions, India issued a warning and a word of caution. "We continue to maintain that opinions and assessment on the state of India-China relations should be expressed after careful judgment based on the long-term interests of building a stable relationship between the two countries,'' MEA official spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said. Giving the benefit of doubt to Beijing, MEA said the article "appears to be the expression of individual opinion and does not accord with the officially stated position of China on India-China relations" , conveyed to India on several occasions most recently by the State Councilor Dai Bingguo during border talks last week. |
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