Thursday, December 10, 2009

The July 23rd killings and the looming war

We are witnessingg several momentous events.

First,the Chinese general,who is some sort(their official designation
is little confusing) of deputy Chief of Staff of the People's
Liberation Army of PRC visited New Delhi.

Second, the Chinese general who is headquartered in Llasa and who is
managing the soldiers directly facing the Indian soldiers along
Sikkim-Arunachal sector is currently on a visit to the Eastern Command
in Fort Williams in Kolkatta.

These two seems perfectly routine if we don't consider a press release
by the PRO of the Indian Army.It was carried by PTI dated 5th DEcember.

It said the Indian Army was given a very short time by the political
leaderships to get prepare for war. It went on to say that within that
time constraints it was now ready for the war.

It's true--Indian military is gearing up for a war with China.

So,they are not just routine visits by the Chinese generals.They are
meant to be the face-to-face sizing up of an opposing compabant with
whom a fight would soon to be joined.RIGHT?

Now, I'm coming to the most crucial part:

IF my last post is TRUE,then we must return to the events in Imphal to
understand why there should a war at all.

We must remember that New Delhi specifically instructed the Chief
Minister to hold talks with the agitationists to end the current
political turmoil.

As intsructed, a ministerial team began talking with the agitationist
in right earnest.

After the first meeting, the agitationists dropped a bombshell when
they withdrew their demand--the removal of the Chief
Minister--and,instead,settled for 'very doable' demands like suspension
of some more policemen and the expansion of the current judicial
inquiry to a 3 member one.

Reading the headlines that day, everybody was elated in thinking that
the end of the current impasse was in sight. It's because everybody
thinks that the removal of Chief Minister is 'less doable' and that one
demand was responsible for a such long impasse.

But most surprisingly,it was followed by a deafening silence on the
Chief Mibnsiter's side.

After several days,we heard the news the Chief Minsiter himself chaired
a twin meetings in a single day discussing the 'doable demands'.

Reading the news that we got the implicit message from the Chief
Minister that he was waiting for some signals from the agitationists to
start talking again.The implicit message was publicly stated by the
Chief Minister in a public meeting held during the coming bye election
Yaiskul Assembly Constituency.

REALLY?

What had happened to the already working mechanism to get in touch with
the agitationsits(which enabled several rounds of talks)?

Why the volte face?

The only plausible explanation is the New Delhi now instructed the
Chief Minster to go slow with the talk.

Why the surprising volte face by New Delhi?

The only plausible answer is that New Delhi is testing China's
resolve.They are testing if China can risk going to a war(for which New
Delhi is already ready) for its support to the Manipur's political
developments in the aftermath of the July 23rd killings by the State
policemen,which in my humble opinion,should be supported not only by
China but also by all peace-loving and justice-seeking nations of the
world.

When we come this far,it's now profitable to look back and say with
some confidence that my last post is increasingly proving to be TRUE.

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