India hosted the 25th ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit on the eve of Republic Day 2018. The very presence of leaders from the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)which includes Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Brunei was a message to a rising and belligerent China that India will not shy away from being a pro-active player in the ASEAN region which has a huge strategic value as over 80 percent of China's oil imports transits straits of Malacca which is a gateway to South China Sea where 50% of India’s trade flows.
Among the ASEAN Countries Myanmar in recent years has been in China's sphere of influence,Myanmar has allowed China to construct new pipelines to transport gas and oil overland.It will be quite interesting to see how India brings Myanmar back into it's fold.
China enjoys unmatched riparian dominance it has 110 transnational rivers and lakes flowing into 18 downstream countries.Recently China cut off the flow of a tributary of the Brahmaputra River to build a dam as part of a major hydroelectric project in Tibet.China has also built six mega-dams on the Mekong River-the longest river in Southeast Asia.Mekong rises in southeastern Qinghai province, China, it flows through the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Yunnan province, after which it forms part of the international border between Myanmar (Burma) and Laos, as well as between Laos and Thailand. The river then flows through Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam before draining into the South China Sea south of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
China proclaims South China Sea belongs to China at the same time it also declares Indian Ocean doesn't belong to India.In recent years China has got into high-tempered disputes with Vietnam, Philippines and Laos over disputed islands on the South China Sea.
The recent political crisis in Maldives where the incumbent President Abdulla Yameen who is known for his pro-China policies has imposed emergency and has arrested Chief Justice of Supreme Court.If we allow the situation to slip away we will be losing perhaps the last golden opportunity to keep chinese away.
We should use this differences to build an alliance on the Lines of NATO(In which if any one of these nations was attacked, the others were bound to help defend it.) with ASEAN countries & USA because neither India or any of ASEAN countries has the Military might to face China alone.
Recently,Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a press conferance confessed China after agreeing to disengage from Doklam stand-off has built helipads,sentry posts and trenches for its army personnel in close vicinity.China will keep us on tenterhooks and keep us engaged on multiple fronts.Time and again we have gone extra mile to improve ties with our neighbours be it Pakistan or China only to be backstabbed again.Biggest example of our foolishness is recognizing Tibet as a part of China in 2003 when China has been fomenting terrorism, insurgencies, and separatism in North-East India since 1960s.China has always supported Pakistan by military aid inorder to keep India engaged in fighting Insurgency.Using it's veto power China has even gone to the extent of repeatedly blocking India’s move to designate Masood Azhar a terrorist under the Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee.Ironically it was India which passed on the veto power which it was offered to it and suggested China for the same.Today China supplies 63% of Islamabad’s arms need.Chinese like Pakistanis have been playing dirty game with us.
Recently Indian Army COAS General Bipin Rawat said ISI & China have purposely formented Bangladesh immigrants problem inorder to change North Eastern states demographics.Many ASEAN countries have shown intrest in purchasing BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise missile and AKASH Surface To Air Missile.A Militarily strongh ASEAN will be in our nation interest.Recently our government in a strategic movie signed an agreement with Singapore for using their Naval base for refuelling,re-arming.Also there are reports of India being allowed to build Naval Base in Oman and Seychelles.In order to tame China an Alliance with ASEAN Countries alongwith USA on the lines of NATO is the only way.Our survival whenever war breaks out will depend in how much measure USA will support us.It all depends on USA.
Among the ASEAN Countries Myanmar in recent years has been in China's sphere of influence,Myanmar has allowed China to construct new pipelines to transport gas and oil overland.It will be quite interesting to see how India brings Myanmar back into it's fold.
China enjoys unmatched riparian dominance it has 110 transnational rivers and lakes flowing into 18 downstream countries.Recently China cut off the flow of a tributary of the Brahmaputra River to build a dam as part of a major hydroelectric project in Tibet.China has also built six mega-dams on the Mekong River-the longest river in Southeast Asia.Mekong rises in southeastern Qinghai province, China, it flows through the eastern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Yunnan province, after which it forms part of the international border between Myanmar (Burma) and Laos, as well as between Laos and Thailand. The river then flows through Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam before draining into the South China Sea south of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon).
China proclaims South China Sea belongs to China at the same time it also declares Indian Ocean doesn't belong to India.In recent years China has got into high-tempered disputes with Vietnam, Philippines and Laos over disputed islands on the South China Sea.
The recent political crisis in Maldives where the incumbent President Abdulla Yameen who is known for his pro-China policies has imposed emergency and has arrested Chief Justice of Supreme Court.If we allow the situation to slip away we will be losing perhaps the last golden opportunity to keep chinese away.
We should use this differences to build an alliance on the Lines of NATO(In which if any one of these nations was attacked, the others were bound to help defend it.) with ASEAN countries & USA because neither India or any of ASEAN countries has the Military might to face China alone.
Recently,Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a press conferance confessed China after agreeing to disengage from Doklam stand-off has built helipads,sentry posts and trenches for its army personnel in close vicinity.China will keep us on tenterhooks and keep us engaged on multiple fronts.Time and again we have gone extra mile to improve ties with our neighbours be it Pakistan or China only to be backstabbed again.Biggest example of our foolishness is recognizing Tibet as a part of China in 2003 when China has been fomenting terrorism, insurgencies, and separatism in North-East India since 1960s.China has always supported Pakistan by military aid inorder to keep India engaged in fighting Insurgency.Using it's veto power China has even gone to the extent of repeatedly blocking India’s move to designate Masood Azhar a terrorist under the Al-Qaeda Sanctions Committee.Ironically it was India which passed on the veto power which it was offered to it and suggested China for the same.Today China supplies 63% of Islamabad’s arms need.Chinese like Pakistanis have been playing dirty game with us.
Recently Indian Army COAS General Bipin Rawat said ISI & China have purposely formented Bangladesh immigrants problem inorder to change North Eastern states demographics.Many ASEAN countries have shown intrest in purchasing BRAHMOS Supersonic Cruise missile and AKASH Surface To Air Missile.A Militarily strongh ASEAN will be in our nation interest.Recently our government in a strategic movie signed an agreement with Singapore for using their Naval base for refuelling,re-arming.Also there are reports of India being allowed to build Naval Base in Oman and Seychelles.In order to tame China an Alliance with ASEAN Countries alongwith USA on the lines of NATO is the only way.Our survival whenever war breaks out will depend in how much measure USA will support us.It all depends on USA.
