india & china..!!

China has once again raised the issue of arunachal pradesh by protesting the visit of Indian prime minister to the state during an election campaign. India has reponded to this provocation by insisting its inalienable right over the state. Moreover such war of words are inconsistent with the long term relations between the two asian giants. It has been china's strategy to use offence as an instrument of state policy. The pace with which china has been strengthening its military is not hidden from the world. The attitude of china towards taiwan is well known and there has been attempts by china to force its neighbours into submission. However, it begins to cry foul when the issue of Tibet is raised in international forums.

India needs to adopt a proactive approach towards china. It should be made clear to china that there is no point in cribbing about arunachal pradesh and both countries need to adopt a realistic approach to solve this border dispute. India needs to be assertive about its right over aksai chin,a disputed region in kashmir.

This 21st century belongs to these two countries and they should not squander away the opportunity by just focussing on border disputes. It will pay rich dividends if they can work together in soving major problem confronting humanity like terrorism,climate change, energy security etc.