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We all know that India today can be said to be "high national sentiment", or to put it bluntly, "populist rampant". After all, Modi came to power through so-called "Hindu nationalism" and engaged in such manipulation. Moreover, it has always been a so-called "tough" posture on foreign affairs, especially on China's affairs. But not long ago, Modi suddenly and publicly shouted that he wanted to solve the border issue as soon as possible, what is hidden behind the "softening" of his attitude?
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Sudden "détente"
Although the border dispute between China and India can be said to be a long-standing problem, in the exchanges between the two sides in recent years, India seems to have always been an impulsive and aggressive posture. Quelling domestic tensions by repeatedly stirring up disputes at the border seems to be the Modi government's consistent tactic.
On the contrary, in many conflicts, our side can be said to have shown great rational restraint. Generally speaking, after beating the "outstretched hand" of the Indian side, it will propose that these disputes can be resolved through peaceful negotiations. However, this time, Modi did not play his cards according to "common sense" and took the initiative to propose that bilateral military and construction exchanges should be strengthened to maintain a peaceful situation between the two sides. Thus resolving the dispute between the parties.
There seems to be all kinds of strange phenomena hidden behind this abnormal operation. Even many foreign media said that Modi was very "soft" in this shouting after analyzing this shout, but if we carefully analyze the hidden things behind these problems, we can conclude that Modi's attitude cannot be simply classified as the so-called "softening" or "toughness", but to see his current situation in detail.
Summing up the main predicament that Modi is currently facing, it can be simply classified into two points, that is, "internal troubles" and "external troubles". This so-called internal troubles naturally refer to India's internal problems, and these contradictions can be said to be very serious this year. It is not only Modi's oppression of the rest of the country through over-intensified Hindu nationalism, but also the Modi government's measures in agricultural reform, which have greatly offended the peasant group, which makes up more than half of India's population.
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Problems faced by agrarian reform
In fact, as early as February this year, a large number of local farmers who were stimulated by this so-called "new reform" plan wanted to come to the door to have a good theory with the Modi government, and they learned and learned from the "advanced experience" of their European counterparts to drive their own tractors and various equipment to the city to express their demands, but it is clear that these demands are related to the core issues of India's agricultural reform, and Modi naturally has no way to properly and peacefully "solve" with the farmers.
In fact, not only this year, in the past few years, India's so-called "agricultural reform plan" proposed in 2020 has been the object of strong opposition by local farmers, although the farmers who once took to the streets once occupied a certain upper hand, but soon their demands were met to a certain extent, and they began to put forward more demands, but the core purpose of these requirements is to hope that the government will consider their interests more in the so-called "minimum purchase price".
For example, in the past 10 years, the purchase price of the main local grain crops has increased by about 60 percent, which seems to be very good, but behind the scenes, the amount of loans to related industries has swelled by 200 percent to more than three times the previous one.
In particular, this year, Modi has to consider the distribution of his interests among the huge agricultural groups, which make up nearly two-thirds of the population, whether to ignore the demands of farmers and how to deal with them.
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pressure from the outside
After talking about the "internal troubles", it is time to talk about the "external troubles" he is facing. To put it simply, the main external trouble that India is facing at present is their border problem, we all know that India is actually a product of independence as a colonial country, and many places along the border line are actually divided by the colonizers according to their own forces and "needs", and the most severe pressure on India at present mainly comes from two directions, one is the border with Pakistan, and the other is the border with us.
In fact, during this period of time, the other side has not provoked us less, but soon our countermeasures were thrown on their heads. The first is the exercise in Southeast Asia, although it is more based on our own needs and does not directly target the Indian side, but it is clear that force is ultimately the most beneficial defense of our own peace and borders. As for how the Indian side views this issue, I believe that Modi's remarks this time can be said to be a powerful response.
On the other hand, it is India's old adversary, Pakistan. In particular, due to the previous terrorist attack of a very bad nature, not only the local people suffered, but even our personnel were damaged. This indicates that we will certainly increase our efforts to fight terrorists in Pakistan before eradicating the black hands behind the scenes, and at such a juncture, the Indian side naturally does not want to touch the moldy head of both sides, lest the front line be opened from multiple angles and affect its re-election plan.
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Listen to his words and watch his deeds
In addition to these, we cannot rule out that he really wants to seek a "peaceful solution", but we must also take into account that the purpose of the previous dozens of rounds of negotiations that have not reached any results, and the sudden shouting at this time cannot help but make people suspicious. On the other hand, Modi's words are shouting, but we don't see the "sincerity" given at all, after all, a large-scale performance was held only a few days ago to "show his muscles", and now the front line of the confrontation has no intention of retreating.
Therefore, it is very likely that this time it will be just a performative "show" of his, and for this kind of politician's speech, we cannot simply look at the attitude given by him in a speech and a statement, but also need to look at the subsequent reaction of the other party to his domestic response. And given the current fanatical national sentiment in India, even if Modi really wants to talk, he may not be able to withstand internal resistance.
Resources:
China Youth Network - Modi said that "China and India need to speed up the resolution of the border issue between the two countries", and the Chinese side is in close communication
Beijing Daily - Modi said that "the Sino-Indian border issue should be resolved as soon as possible", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded
Phoenix Weekly - "Modi's government deceived us": Indian farmers' protests resurge, impact Modi's third term?