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Speaking as an Indian. Most of these are just diplomatic flexing of muscles which mostly reduce to literally nothing. There is not going to a be a war in the m
by kamaal 11mo ago
Speaking as an Indian. Most of these are just diplomatic flexing of muscles which mostly reduce to literally nothing.
There is not going to a be a war in the modern context.
Secondly, only one war has happened between China and India, in which arguably we Indians kind of started it- Read here- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_policy_(Sino-Indian_conflict) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_policy_(Sino-Indian_co...
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The forward policy had Nehru identify a set of strategies designed with the ultimate goal of effectively forcing the Chinese from territory that the Indian government claimed. The doctrine was based on a theory that China would not likely launch an all-out war if India began to occupy territory that China considered to be its own. India's thinking was partly based on the fact that China had many external problems in early 1962, especially with one of the Taiwan Strait Crises. Also, Chinese leaders had insisted they did not wish a war.[18]
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- gsky 11mo agoNonsense. China occupied big chunch of Indian land. They will be a big war sooner or later. It's just how the world works
- kamaal 11mo agoYou want us(Indians) and Chinese to go to war. We stubbornly refuse to. Both countries, have now have growing economies with stable politics, and social direction. Things can only get better from here, and will. Whatever issues exist, we resolve by talking. Often, a few give and take moves are needed, which are mostly ok. Because way bigger good things await these both nations. And we want them. Either way there is no theatre. The Himalayas make a large wall and ensure no big border conflict can even happen. Even through missiles. The remainder is irrelevant, and both parties are more than happy to just keep talking until some agreement is in place, which even without isn't much of an issue with regards to economy, resources or anything. Much ado about nothing!
- _t9ow 11mo agoAs someone who has been living in Asia for decades (including in several of China's neighbouring countries), thank you for this even-handed take. It aligns very well with my own experience of how people living in these regions outside of the Western media bubble generally think about China.
- corimaith 11mo agoNo it doesn't.
- rixed 11mo agoThank you for voicing a different tone than the seemingly prevalent obscene warmongering. I believe people of good will are generally less comfortable speaking out and are therefore underrepresented, including here on HN.
- RobotToaster 11mo ago> You want us(Indians) and Chinese to go to war. We stubbornly refuse to. Americans love sending other people into meat grinders for bankers' profit.
- gsky 11mo agoWhat people like you never understand is that ccp doesn't believe in peace. They are expansionists. By the way China doe not want to share the power with anyone in Asia