Indo-China war in Indian Media

News about border incursion by Chinese troops has become a routine in Indian media, TV, discussion, online forums recently. There are three news articles about Indo-China conflict in Times Of India, one of the largest circulated English News Paper in India.

Various Indian television news channels are airing news as well as news analysis about recent developments in India and China relations. A prominent news has been Indian Government support for visit of Dalai Lama to Tawang, world’s second largest Buddhist pilgrimage place, second only to Tibet. Last year, Indian government refused to allow Dalai Lama visit to Tawang, but this year amid growing distrust between India and China, Indian government allowed to visit him. This is seen as pro-active diplomacy by Indian government by many intellectuals. Arunachal Pradesh is area which is claimed by China, mainly due to Tawang.

Various western pundits are also opining that China recent tough posturing against India is due to its growing nervousness about growing India economically and militarily.

NEW DELHI: A US think-tank has said that China’s recent aggression on Indian border is direct result of Beijing’s “nervousness over India’s rise.”
“Well, I think China is becoming increasingly nervous about India’s rise. It’s something that they have to deal with that perhaps 10-15 years ago they didn’t believe was something that was necessary to focus on.
We saw this when they to tried scuttle at the last minute, the civil nuclear deal at the Nuclear Supplier Group meeting last year and so that was sort of an indication that China is not completely comfortable with India’s rise on the world stage,” said Lisa Curtis of the Heritage Foundation, US. Source.

Few days back, there was a analysis by “Chinese” think tank advocating breaking up of India into many parts and supporting separatist organisation specially in North East India. Though both countries played down the analysis, the damage was done.

In 1962, India and China fought a short war which India lost.

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