India is a country that eats hard rather than soft, and cannot be used to it.
The reason why I say this is because from the recent round of the Sino-Indian game, it is clear that China has pinched the pulse of the Modi government and has taken the initiative on the issue of India. And the reason for taking the initiative is nothing else, that is, taking the initiative.
In early March, in order to build momentum for his general election, Modi went to the disputed area of the Sino-Indian border to stir up trouble, saying that he wanted to replicate the "forward policy" concocted by Nehru and encroach on the territory of China's border.
What's more, this time Modi not only shouted himself, but also pulled the American platform. A week after Mr. Modi's visit to the border, the State Department released a document saying the White House recognized Mr. Modi's territorial claims.
This time, it can stab the hornet's nest. After all, for China, India is a country that "can't figure it out for ten days and ten nights", and its size and strategic level are not worthy of being called an opponent at all, so if Modi only uses the opportunity of the election to shout two slogans, China will most likely only respond reciprocatingly, such as verbal protests, strengthening border guards, etc., and will not take the initiative to escalate the situation. But now that Modi is pulling the United States to intervene, it is not a problem between China and India, it is a problem for the United States to extend its black hand to China's strategic hinterland, and India must be taught a lesson.
China has taught India a lesson in this round, and the method it uses is summed up in eight words, that is, it attacks the east and the west, and encircles Wei to save Zhao.
China knows that India, although it has been shouting loudly along the Sino-Indian border, especially the southern Tibetan border, has essentially no ability to change the situation on the Sino-Indian border. Every year in the spring, when the ice and snow melt on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, India always has to come out like this. Because the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, especially the southern border section of China, India and Tibet, is a gentle slope, and China is the towering Mount Everest, so the snow on the Indian side is relatively fast, and the Indian army will take advantage of this advantage every year to deploy troops in advance. However, several major mountain passes, all of which are firmly guarded by PLA posts, can take advantage of India after climbing the slope and play "spiritual victory", but it is absolutely incapable of going further.
But China is different. With China's capabilities, it is truly capable of comprehensively encircling India from Southeast Asia to South Asia and then to the Indian Ocean. This time, as soon as Modi pulled the United States to jump on his feet, China immediately gave India a harsh lesson: The Ministry of Defense sent a delegation to visit the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal in an all-round way to finalize military cooperation plans with these countries.
Recently, the Maldives has officially announced another thing, that is, the full introduction of China's payment system, and international trade has also begun to use RMB settlement.
What does this mean? This is China's direct move to show India: You have been completely surrounded by us militarily and economically, and if you continue to know how to converge, then this circle will be even smaller, and you will turn from a "little overlord of South Asia" to a "orphan of South Asia."
As soon as China used this trick, India immediately knew that it hurt. began to be very proactive in cooling down relations between the two countries. In an interview, Modi expressed hope that the Sino-Indian border would "return to peace." Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has also published a long article in the "Indian Express" in the past few days, saying that India must "learn the lessons of history" and adopt a "pragmatic" policy towards China.
It should be said that if India had had this consciousness earlier, Sino-Indian relations would not have been as troubled as they are now. India is a typical country of "three days without fighting, go to the house to uncover the tiles", China now, can be regarded as finally finding the password to deal with it, and it will definitely be much more comfortable to get along in the future. Of course, India is not expected to be too comfortable, but again, this is called self-inflicted sin.