A few days ago, Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar talked about the China-India border issue again, saying that the border conflict between China and India was caused by China's build-up of troops near the Line of Actual Control in violation of consensus in 2020, and that if the border issue is not resolved, it will be difficult for India-China relations to develop normally.
On January 3, at the launch of his new book "Why Bharata is Important", Jaishankar extended Sino-Indian relations to interpret the so-called "Bharata" spirit, saying that Nehru's tone for the development of China-India relations is problematic, and that it is not "Bharata" enough in its relations with China, and that India should take a more "Bharata"-centered approach to its relations with China.
It can be said that Jaishankar almost completely rejected Nehru's early friendly approach to China, including Nehru's letter to Patel proposing to support China's restoration of permanent status, and he also believed that India's left-wing ideology was serious during the Nehru period, and it was full of distrust and hostility towards the United States, which was the result of not proceeding from its own national interests, which he blamed on "India viewing the United States from the perspective of how Americans dealt with China at that time."
Jaishankar
In a word, in Jaishankar's view, Jaishankar's China policy during the Nehru period led India to the sidelines, so that India has always been at a disadvantage in the game with China, and India should not engage in a non-alignment strategy, but should take a pro-American line, so as to conform to India's national conditions and be more "Bharata".
Distorting the facts, brainwashing itself to such an extent, and learning history from the back to the front, it is no wonder that India cannot emulate China's success.
First of all, the spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of National Defense has clearly pointed out at the press conference that the Galwan Valley is located on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control in the western section of the China-India border, and the conflict was entirely caused by the Indian side's violation of consensus and unilateral provocation, and the responsibility lies entirely with the Indian side.
Nehru
Secondly, the Nehru government established India's independent development path, even if there are many shortcomings, Nehru is also the most important father of India to grow strong from the cracks of the Cold War, he promoted the strategy of non-alignment and multilateralism throughout his life, and has his own unique views and ideas on diplomacy, national policy, social system, and economic development.
At that time, the national liberation movements in Asia, Africa and Latin America were in full swing, and it was the consensus of all third world countries that non-alignment should take the road of independence and self-determination, and China and India, as the two largest third world countries, must establish friendly relations in order to guide this trend.
At the end of the Cold War, the United States was the dominant power, and all countries actively developed relations with the United States.
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After 30 years of hegemonic rule, the United States is now in decline, not only the sphere of influence is declining seriously, but also constantly overdrawing its past influence and global prestige to maintain its hegemony and suppress the interests of other countries.
As we all know, the core of the current U.S. foreign game strategy lies in its Indo-Pacific strategy, and the core of the Indo-Pacific strategy is to contain China, and India feels that the development of U.S.-India relations has been affected by Sino-US relations in the past, but the fact is that the development of Sino-Indian relations is now seriously constrained by U.S.-India relations, because of the strategic closeness to the United States, India's relations with China are increasingly losing their autonomy and becoming more one-sided and extreme, which is exactly the result that the United States wants.
Jaishankar's idea of "Bharata" statecraft, in the original Hindu epic, means to resist external pressures and chart one's own course in a turbulent world.
Conflict in the Galwan Valley between China and India
However, in Jaishankar's interpretation, "Bharata" has become a simple strategy of long-distance and close-range attack, and in order to maintain and consolidate its hegemony in South Asia, India must fire at a neighboring China, whose influence is growing faster at the same time, while maintaining good relations with the United States and Russia, which cannot threaten it geostrategically.
However, for a big country, the world stage under globalization is so broad, and almost all developing regional powers are jumping out of a single regional development thinking, weakening the constraints of geopolitical struggles on their own development, and weighing their strategies and moving forward in a more comprehensive diplomatic pattern.
However, India has infinitely magnified the remaining issue of the Sino-Indian border issue, and has to use it to consider Sino-Indian relations, saying that "if the border issue is not resolved, it will be difficult for India-China relations to develop normally", and it has been unwilling to show its sincerity in solving the problem.
Morty
Conflicts between China and India over the border issue may still erupt, and the problems that India wants to solve will never be resolved in this situation, and the gains will outweigh the losses.