Tibetan Youth Congress strongly condemns the visit of Dai Bingguo to India. Chinese Vice foreign Minister, Dai Bingguo representing China and M.K.Narayanan, Special Representative of India are going to hold the 10th round of their boundary talks in Delhi on Saturday, tomorrow.
It is no secret that the Chinese side is claiming whole of the Arunachal Pradesh and especially on the Tawang tract. The Chinese side said, “If you want to know that border dispute, you can compare maps of the two countries. There are differences. So we call it disputed area and that needs border talks”.
The visit, as always, touted as a major vehicle to resolve bi-lateral issues and enforce heightened economic relations between the two countries including setting up of World’s largest Free-Trade Zone, is but another futile effort of a wishful thinking. The experience of the several decades of India’s sincere effort of reconciliation despite the historic betrayal by China and China’s iniquitous diplomacy record the world over reveals a grim and adverse reality for any amicable outcome.
Notwithstanding India’s desire to improve relation with China, a nation that is responsible for India’s loss in terms of national security, prestige and national interest and whose persistent anti-India campaigns had cost India an immeasurable and irrevocable damage in diplomacy and national treasury and who continue to harbor similar and worst contentment policies against India, a nation which has forcibly occupied and destroyed several of its weak neighbor is once again attempting dragonian design to perfidy India behind these artificial façade of goodwill gestures.
Despite the pleasant rhetoric, the ground realities of China’s policy and campaign vis-à-vis India depict another story. In so far, as China’s India policy is concerned, it has tried to prevent India from gaining an upper hand over Pakistan. China has consistently assisted Pakistan’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs to counterbalance India’s development. India’s preoccupation with Pakistan reduces its over all strength as a strong reckoning nation. A close Sino-Pakistan strategic relationship is also one of the reasons why Indo-Pak peace process has failed to realize any substantive conclusion. China’s use of India’s neighbors to curtail Indian influence has not been restricted to Pakistan. It has contributed to India’s souring relationship with almost all its neighbors, be it in Nepal, Bangladesh or Burma. China, thus, has actively sought to contain India all around its periphery with devious policies of containment. China remains the only major power that refu ses nuclear power status to India. It continues to insist on the sanctity of the UN resolution 1172, which calls for India to give up its nuclear weapons program and join Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). China also strongly opposes India’s campaign for a permanent membership to UN Security Council
The occupation of over 60,000 sq. kms of Indian Territory and the further claim of over 125,000 sq. km of Indian Territory in the three sectors, in a recent article by Cheng Ruisheng, in the Chinese foreign ministry sponsored journal, International Studies depicts sad realities of the Chinese Govt. The passing exigencies of economic development and unfounded awe of the regime, notwithstanding substantial return in trade boost through the bi-lateral relations, cannot be allowed to override or overwhelm the national interest and security and most importantly the supreme human values of truth, justice, love and freedom, India is so reputed for espousing. India has set high moral grounds at NAM and freedom struggle of Bangladesh and South Africa. It is time to follow suit with the Tibetan cause, lest its too late to FREE TIBET and to SAVE HIMALAYA which would prove a historic blunder for Indian security. India has a major stake in Tibet’s independence and to assert ones national interest is the supreme right of a free nation. So the occasional palliatives trade boosts scopes for opening trade route, cultural and military exchanges and “bury the hatchet” overtures can hardly outweigh the distrust and betrayal infested half a century Sino-Indo relation.
Tibetan Youth Congress, while strongly condemning the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo to India, firmly believes that Government of India, while dealing with the Chinese delegates, will not take any measure that may go against the historical truth and the aspiration of the six million Tibetans living in and out of Tibet. For a lasting solution of the disputes and to ensure lasting peace and development in Asia, restoration of a FREE TIBET as a historical buffer state is, but inevitable and imminent.
Tibetan Youth Congress reiterates its stand for a complete Independence of Tibet and urge Indian Government and the people for its much prized and impending political support in the realization of the sacred objective and aspiration of the Tibetan people all over the world.
Issued by: Tibetan Youth Congress, Central Executive Committee, Dharamshala (H.P.) India
