India silent as China deploys forces on Nepal soil

indiatimes.com ^ | 26 Mar 2008 | Indrani Bagchi

[Tailgunner Joe]

NEW DELHI: Despite the huge diplomatic snub by China as it summoned India's ambassador at 2am on Saturday to protest against Tibetan activists breaking into the Chinese embassy in Delhi, the government here is silent on the reported deployment of Chinese troops in Nepal.

According to reports, China stationed forces on the Nepalese side of the border with Tibet last week, in order to keep tabs on protests by Tibetans in Nepal over the past few days.

The Chinese forces were in plainclothes, but armed with small weapons, sources said. This has rung alarm bells in India's security apparatus, but there's no official reaction.

The government maintained a grim silence on the major diplomatic snub inflicted by China when its foreign office summoned Indian ambassador to Beijing, Nirupama Rao, at 2am to give her a list of demonstrations that Tibetans planned to organize in India.

While this could just as well have been done during working hours, summoning the envoy in the middle of the night is seen here as nothing short of utter high-handedness by the Chinese.

[Tailgunner Joe]

Chinese security deployed in Nepal after Tibet unrest: officials - Mar 15, 2008

[CarrotAndStick]

[SlapHappyPappy]

So, when will the UN, or the US for that matter, react to this?

So far the most “action” being taken seems to be by France, which should really embarrass us.

[pnh102]

Realistically speaking, even if Nepal did not want this deployment, could they do anything to stop it? Probably not.

[edcoil]

“So, when will the UN, or the US for that matter, react to this?”

What would you like us to do?

[Rennes Templar]

The US has been walking on eggshells on a tight rope in a strong breeze for China for some time, don’t expect it to change now.

[numberonepal]

even if Nepal did not want this deployment, could they do anything to stop it?

Nope, and the commies dang well know it and will do as they please.

[CarrotAndStick]

Send in the Gurkhas! Vietnam gave China a bloody nose in the '80s.

[numberonepal]

What would you like us to do?

A strong worded letter could easily end this.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

“So, when will the UN, or the US for that matter, react to this?”

What would you like us to do?

Put a 200 percent tariff on all Chines goods imported into the United States.

[SlapHappyPappy]

Gee... I duuno

How about revoking MFN status? That might be a start. We can go on from there.

[TigersEye]

Amazing ChiCom arrogance. They even tried to get the Aussies to turn over security for the Olympic Torch run in Australia to PLA troops instead of Aussie Federal Police.

[Tailgunner Joe]

CPI(M) goes hammer & sickle on Tibet - April 01, 2008 - COIMBATORE: Backing Beijing to the hilt against Dalai Lama and the Tibetan protestors, CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat on Monday justified the Chinese snub to Indian envoy Nirupama Rao in the middle of the night a week ago. The Chinese foreign ministry had summoned Rao at 1.30 am to lodge its protest against some Tibetans scaling the wall of its embassy in Delhi, triggering a domestic outcry. The Tibetan demonstrators had gone there to protest against the killings of their compatriots in Lhasa by the Chinese police a fortnight ago. Karat said there was “no abstract right for self determination for any minority groups”. The ongoing CPI(M) congress here, which inter alia discussed the Tibet issue, concluded that “Tibet issue is being used for anti-China propaganda and efforts made to spoil relations between India and China. India has always held Tibet to be part of China as an autonomous region.” Interestingly, six comrades from China led by Li Jinjun, vice minister (international dept) are among the 52 foreign delegates attending the congress here. In what is music to Chinese ears, soon after the CPI(M) honcho made a strong defence of Chinese comrades, a reporter asked him if he supported the Chinese action of “summoning the Indian envoy at midnight” as a snub for New Delhi’s inability to stop a bunch of Tibetans from climbing the wall of its embassy, an irked Karat retorted: ‘How diplomatic protests are lodged, I don’t know. You may be an expert. Anyone will protest the invasion of their embassy.” Karat said the government of India has from the beginning held that Tibet and Taiwan are part of China. “The government of India reiterated that correct position,” he added. Stung by NDA convenor and former defence minister George Fernandes’ assertion that China is India’s enemy and that New Delhi should back the freedom movement in Tibet and boycott the Olympics, Karat said, “Are they interested in spoiling relations between India and China?” He accused the BJP of trying to create a rift between Indo-China relations by supporting the Tibetans. The CPI(M) chief said certain western powers believe that national sovereignty can be abridged in the name of ethnic minority and human rights. “Our party’s stand is very clear that any country whether it was China, Russia, or India, should not disintegrate in the name of human rights and rights of ethnic minorities,” he said. “In our country also we have problems of separatism. Those who want the chorus of independent Tibet will be doing a disservice to India,” the CPI(M) chief said reminding that we also had secessionist demands in Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir and other places.

[Cringing Negativism Network]

“The US has been walking on eggshells on a tight rope in a strong breeze for China for some time, don’t expect it to change now.”

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There’s a word for that:

Obedient.

[TigersEye]

If Prakash Karat thinks China is a friend of India he’s pulling off of a strong hookah. It’s just appeasement of the Chinese dragon.