INDIA UP AGAINST THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA
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There are allies,temporary bedfellows and all-weather friends. They serve different requirements in the life of a country, though the last named would normally be considered pretty special. That is why the China take-down of its most special all-weather friend caused a bit of a flutter (fly unsteadily or hover by flapping the wings quickly and lightly).
A recent documentary on China’s state television highlighted the role of Pakistan’s Lashkar-e-Toiba and its sponsors in the Mumbai massacres of November 26, 2008. But to confound (cause surprise or confusion in (someone)) the picture somewhat, China opposes India’s application to the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group while it seems to support Pakistan’s case for entry.
But the contradictions (a combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another) are a passing phase. There is no enigma (a person or thing that is mysterious or difficult to understand) here. For one thing, China has a $46-billion plan (the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) to bind the two closer than ever, centred on Gwadar port.
Also, right now China is Islamabad’s one durable ally. Its equation with the US is in jeopardy (danger of loss, harm, or failure) over its double dealing in the war on terror. Moreover, America’s strategic bet on India is starting to flower as a long, passionate (having, showing, or caused by strong feelings or beliefs) affair.
The re-balancing could lead to a reduction in Pakistan’s status. So it has no option but to embrace (hold (someone) closely in one’s arms, especially as a sign of affection) Beijing even if that means submitting to the occasional tutorial. China may also have aired the documentary as an oblique (not expressed or done in a direct way) warning against enacting 26/11 scenarios in its restive Xinjiang province.
As for India, China sees it either as feudatory (owing feudal allegiance to another) or adversary. There is no third way; its ambitions are imperial rather than commercial. It sees India not just as a market but as a potential rival and part of a US-led axis that threatens to encircle it. Pakistan offers an escape from that circle and its terror apparatus (the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose) makes it a useful counterweight against India.
Thus the occasional moment of kindness should be seen as an opportune rebuke (an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism) to Pakistan rather than an emerging trend. In these circumstances pragmatic (Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical) co-existence is certainly possible but friendship is a bridge too far.
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