CHINA & INDIA--COMMON INTEREST

                                           Bikash Choudhury

Twenty First Century belongs to Asia as last century belongs to North America and earlier century belonged to Europe. China is fast emerging as the leader of the pack in Asia in terms of Economic Growth, Technological Development and with strong Political & Military Leadership though Political Reforms and Free Press have been ignored. ASEAN countries are making rapid economic progress; however, their physical size and economy can’t put them in the leadership sweep stakes in Asia. Therefore, apparently China wishes to declare its sovereignty over South China Sea to indicate smaller Nations in the region and Japan to accept its leadership and never think of meshing around with the big brother in Asia. China has apparently tried to put India on notice before, but failed miserably. Many Political analysts believe that incident of exodus of North East Students & Workers in India from Southern States was the handy work of Chinese intelligence which took Indian Govt. by surprise initially; but, Indian Govt. has subsequently able to identify the perpetrators and would choose to deal with them silently. China is actually following a wrong and old strategy of 20^th century ‘aggression’ to emphasize on its emerging pre-eminent position in Asia and subsequently for Global Leadership as the reigning super power shows sign of unprecedented economic slow down and political disarray. Because, any amount of aggression would not be able to contain India as China would have understood by now that India of 2012 is entirely and dimensionally much different from and of 1962. And, it would be in China’s own interest to cultivate India as USA had done before with Europe. Further, India & China share five century old religious and cultural exchanges, Huien Sangs & Confucius house hold names in India even today. Buddhism, which originated in India has been adored and practiced in China. India has a huge requirement in Investment and Technology in its Infrastructure sector; which if China wishes could take great advantage of while cementing the relationship of two giant neighbors in Asia. The only dissonance remain the, intractable boundary disputes and issues pertaining to Human Rights violations and status of liberty and free speech which is actually pulling down China; as, there is a limit to Economic growth on the back of labor arbitrages. China immediately needs to look at the conditions of its labor force; as in future there could be trade embargo on China on this issue. China needs to rethink on its strategy afresh and must contain its territorial ambitions and settle its border disputes with India soon and control its aggression on South China Sea and follow a new strategy of “World Peace & Development” to become the next Global power of this century.

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