Spitfighter
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TOTAL RIDICULOUS PROPAGANDA BEING PROPAGATED IN INDIA. How many times before you understand? I'll highlight your concerns one by one:
(a) Who will be "major" superpower?
This is an Indian obsession, NOT Chinese. Yes there is a saying that two tigers cannot occupy the same mountain, but it's not necessarily a rigid rule. A mountain can contain all sorts of animals - pandas, elephant, tiger, wolves, birds, etc. If in future India is the tiger, great - if not, also okay. Being so obsessed with competitors is not helpful. Chill & enjoy life!
(b) Sino-Pak relationship is bad for India.
This is bad thinking. Only if India intends to annex Pakistan do I see resistance from Sino-Pak alliance. Otherwise, this adds to stability to all of Asia. Best if we have Sino-Indo-Pak-Nippon-Korea-ASEAN-BD-Iran-Russia-etc partnership.
(c) China is surrounding India to weaken India.
If you look at the map, China's territory has been stolen by most of her neighbors and is now reduced. Even worse is China's access (and throughput) in sea lanes. It is obvious that Supremacist Powers are strangling China, this is merely China unstrangling herself.
The main reason for India is they know the McMahon line is both ILLEGAL and UNSUSTAINABLE. Massive internal people's resistance in those regions, and their affirmative support to be part of China threatens India gravely. China hopes for peaceful return of stolen land, and NOT annexation of India's land. Just like with Taiwan in 1990s where a power-sharing offer was made (and reject then), India is offered an extremely fair Land-Swap (land east of Kashmir for southern Tibet) but India rejected.
Life is unfair for India, while China has huge land up north (Siberia) - but India's expansion is kept in check. In the west by Pakistan, up north by China, and to the east by Myanmar. Hence the 'conflict' with these nations. It is unfortunate for hundreds of millions of Indians.
My personal remedy is that Indians emigrate to EU, GCC, Africa, Oz, USA, Canada, South America by the hundreds of millions. If each country that has sparse land takes a few dozen million Indians then India will have more room to breath.
a) Who will be a major 'super-power'?
This is a Chinese obsession, to one up the Japs and Americans, the people who've tormented you lot for so long. The Indian media tries to sell anything and everything, don't read too much into it. China's obsession with its 'self image' betrays your country's inherent lack of pride/self consciousness. There are plenty of examples from the Beijing Olympics.
b) Sino-Pak is bad for India
The Sino-Pak relationship exists solely to counter India. The Chinese have no particular affinity for Pakistanis, just that the both of you share an inimical view of India. To the Pakistani's, India is it's large and belligerent 'Hindu' neighbor, to the Chinese, India is the only credible threat to its influence in South Asia and the Indian ocean.
c) China is trying to surround India.
China is trying to secure it's lifeline, this involves negating the threat the IN poses.
Sadly for the Chinese, this is impossible, simply because of our location. India will have a world class blue water navy before the Chinese can get their logistics in place. Besides, China is already bottled up by Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and USN. Hardly any country in South East Asia is comfortable with China's growing power. This is where India has room to maneuver, India's influence comes as a welcome balance to China's. (Its called the 'Look-East' policy by the way)
China has always been ahead of India, India isn't the one that's being contained its China, life is unfair for you lot because some of the most powerful countries in the world are trying to hinder your growth while they're giving us free rides. Like the free ride we got a free ride into the N5. China's sudden rise has come as a blessing in disguise, there are many who would like to see your check your growth, China has helped India make some powerful friends who are eager to help us become a world power. India will chip away at your influence in the same way China has been chipping away at Western influence.
India, as every other country, wants its fair share of the pie.
My advice to the Chinese is to recognize the rights of Taiwan and Tibet. Maybe then the world will be more comfortable with you.
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