Courtesy: ZeeNews, Tuesday, August 11, 2009
New Delhi: In an article likely to raise Indian hackles, a Chinese strategist contends that Beijing should break up India into 20-30 independent states with the help of “friendly countries” like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
The publication of the article nearly coincided with the 13th round of India-China border talks that ended in New Delhi Saturday on a positive note, with Beijing emphasizing the need to build strategic trust and elevate strategic partnership to a new level to include coordination on global issues.
Written in Chinese, the article, “If China takes a little action, the so-called Great Indian Federation can be broken up,” is published in the new edition of the website of the China International Institute for Strategic Studies (CIISS), an influential think tank that advises Beijing on global and strategic issues.
According to DS Rajan, director of the Chennai Centre for China Studies, Chennai, Zhan Lue, the author of the article, argues that the “so-called” Indian nation cannot be considered as one having existed in history as it relies primarily on Hindu religion for unity.
The article says that India could only be termed a “Hindu religious state” that is based on caste exploitation and which is coming in the way of modernisation.
The writer goes on to argue that with these caste cleavages in mind, China in its own interest and the progress of whole of Asia should join forces with “different nationalities” like Assamese, Tamils and Kashmiris and support them in establishing independent nation states of their own.
In particular, the article asks Beijing to support the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), a militant separatist group in the Indian northeast, to it achieve independence for Assam from India.
Furthermore, the article suggests that China can give political support to Bangladesh to encourage ethnic Bengalis in India get rid of “Indian control” and unite with Bangladesh as one Bengali nation.
If this is not possible, the creation of at least another free Bengali nation state as a friendly neighbour of Bangladesh would be desirable for the purpose of weakening India’s expansion and threat aimed at forming a “unified South Asia”, the article argues.
The article recommends India’s break up into 20-30 nation-states like in Europe and contends that if the consciousness of “nationalities” in India could be aroused, social reforms in South Asia can be achieved, the caste system can be eradicated and the region can march towards prosperity.
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India’s so called political leaders are worthless. They have no guts to fight against the enemies of India, who are living in India. They are totally afraid of Chinas, Bagnladeshies, Nepalis, etc. They are the biggest ignorants. And the Indian pubic is always sleeping and not loyal towards their duties for our nation.
WAKE UP INDIANS OR BE READY TO BECOME SLAVES OF CHINA, AND OTHER COUNTRIES LIKE WE WERE SLAVES OF ENGLAND.
Interesting. While the idea may have many positive aspects, it sounds like China would act in southern Asia like the U.S. does in the Middle East. Splitting India would give many minorities, like the Bengalis, the opportunity to claim certain lands as their own which would certainly create strife and chaos as India is slashed into pieces. Besides that, it would make China an overwhelming force in the area, able to pressure and persuade anyone under the threats of sanctioning and force. The “march towards prosperity” would be a long one, right?
Hey, make sure that Indian people have guts to fight with any country. China is nothing for Indian.