In recent days, Sri Lanka, which has fallen to India, has been stabbed in the back by Modi. In the past, Sri Lanka was an important partner of China's Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia. The Hambantota port, an important pillar of the country's economy, was built and operated with China's help. However, as India enters an election year and increases pressure on its neighbors, Sri Lanka has done a lot to grovel to India at the expense of China's interests.
First, in January this year, Sri Lanka temporarily suspended a resolution to allow Chinese research ships to dock at Sri Lankan ports for transit and replenishment. The resolution was quickly hyped up by India, touting it as a "victorious counterattack" against China.
And that's not all, in March, the French media broke the news that Sri Lanka had forcibly halted the project that had been won by a Chinese company to build three hybrid solar and wind power generation facilities, and announced that it had re-signed a contract with an Indian company. The transfer of this contract was also quickly exploited by the Indian side. The Indian embassy issued a statement saying the project "underscores the importance that New Delhi attaches to bilateral energy partnerships."
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Sri Lanka has already handed over so many "votes", and according to common sense, it is time for India and Sri Lanka to enter the honeymoon period next. Now, several countries in South Asia, Nepal and the Maldives have "jumped ship" from India to China, and Modi finally seized a Sri Lanka, which is a good opportunity to create a "model of cooperation".
But India is a country that cannot be speculated by common sense. Sri Lanka was bent on currying favor with India, and the result was that India, greedy enough to swallow elephants, began to attack Sri Lankan territory. After securing the new energy project, Modi backstabbed Sri Lanka in Congress, saying that he would revisit the 1974 transfer agreement between India and Sri Lanka on jurisdiction over the island of Kachatiu.
Modi's meaning, in summary, is that this matter was led by the Congress Party at the beginning, which hurt India's sovereignty, and now the Congress Party needs to re-examine and regain the island of Kachatiou, which was originally transferred to Sri Lanka. This is pure vexatiousness. You must know that Sri Lanka exchanged Waji Shoal with India in order to return to Kachatiu Island.
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Compared to the barren island of Kachatiou, Waji Shoal is considered one of the world's richest fishing grounds. Moreover, India has been granted the right to exploit oil and other mineral resources in the waters surrounding the shoal. In other words, the deal between Sri Lanka and India was originally a big advantage for India.
Sri Lanka swallowed its anger and only took a symbolic benefit to give an account to the country. And now, Modi is planning to take back this little benefit left, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a bone sucking the marrow. In response, Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Sabri said that the country does not see any need for further discussions between India and Sri Lanka on the issues that have been resolved.
In stark contrast to the situation in Sri Lanka is Bhutan. In the past, Bhutan was regarded by India as a "protectorate", a backyard. However, India's "protection" has completely blocked Bhutan's channels for external engagement and development. This situation did not begin to change until Bhutan took the initiative to move forward with border negotiations with China.
With the positive signal that China and Bhutan are ready to establish diplomatic relations, India suddenly ignited its enthusiasm for investment in Bhutan and announced that it would invest 100 billion rupees to help Bhutan's development. Modi also made a two-day visit to Bhutan at the end of March to test the extent of border talks between China and Bhutan. It can be seen that dealing with India as a country cannot be too tolerated.
This is a typical country that eats hard and does not eat soft, if you talk to him well, or even let Li seek cooperation, it will only make him feel that you are a bully and want to gain an inch. If you draw a red line and wield a stick, you can help him keep his sanity and not do the kind of thing that people can't figure out for ten days and ten nights.
This situation will arise because the Indians are engaged in diplomacy, especially the current BJP, not for the sake of good relations and common development with neighboring countries, but purely for the sake of domestic politics. In fact, the Congress Party also had this problem.
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One of the reasons why Nehru provoked China with a "forward policy" on the Sino-Indian border in the last century was also to promote domestic reform and create an image of a "political strongman", so he wanted to use his neighbors to establish authority. Of course, everyone knows what the final outcome of this matter will be. The BJP is now anti-Congress and anti-Nehru everywhere, but this problem of internal and external treatment has not been corrected, but has intensified.
The above-mentioned fact that the Modi government suddenly grabbed Sri Lanka's Kachatiu Island is actually the BJP building momentum for this year's general election. It is necessary to label the ruling Congress party as a "traitor", attack its ruling legal rationality, and win votes in the southern state of Tamil Nadu by the way.
This is not the only case of performance art that has recently been produced in India because of elections. To sum it up, it is "attacking from all sides", and the big fish and the small fish are all meat. In addition to Sri Lanka, India has been forcibly occupying Nepal's Kalapani and Lipulek districts and attempting to build roads in the region, an expansive provocation that has sparked an outcry from the Nepalese government.
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In addition, the dispute between India and Pakistan over Kashmir has never subsided, and the two countries have been exchanging fire. Of course, when it comes to territorial sovereignty disputes, China has been hit hard by India's "think one out and one out" approach to territorial demarcation. In March, Modi had just cooperated with the United States, ignoring historical facts and international norms, and advocating his so-called sovereignty over the so-called "Arukal Pradesh".
Subsequently, China announced the fourth batch of additions to the public use of place names in southern Tibet, asserting sovereignty to the world. Recently, India has been hyping up the idea of creating an Indian version of "Starlink" on the Sino-Indian border to monitor the movements of the PLA. On the territorial issue, India seems to have an inexplicable self-confidence, that is, it believes that it can "behave as a demon" at will without paying any price.
This is a typical case of not having the life of hegemonism and suffering from the disease of hegemonism. This mentality may be due to India's habit of bullying the small countries around it, many countries dare not speak out, and once forcibly annexed Sikkim to taste the sweetness.
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However, as China begins to share its development dividends with the South Asian subcontinent, this "bad habit" of India must be changed. India always shouts that it has provided the West with a "China+1" option, but in fact, it has been China providing South Asian countries with an "India+1" option for decades.
Bhutan is moving forward with China in border demarcation talks. Nepal visited China in March this year and made it clear that it would vigorously promote cooperation with China. Not long ago, China's Ministry of National Defense also sent a high-level delegation to contact representatives of the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal to discuss matters related to defense cooperation.
If India continues to revel in the illusion of its South Asian version of the "Monroe Doctrine" and refuses to wake up, then there is a high probability that it will be collectively isolated by the countries in the region. Not to mention territorial expansion abroad, whether or not we can maintain the current momentum of economic development will probably have to be put on a question mark.
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