CHINA’S NARROW MINDED DIPLOMACY:  THE NSG ISSUE

Credibility and Responsible attitude are the necessary ingredients of a successful diplomatic behaviour. India has inculcated both in its diplomacy, which places it a notch above countries like Pakistan and China, which have petty mindsets and work only for Geo-political gains. Their narrow mindset is crystal clear from their opposition to India’s NSG bid. While China and Pak consider India’s membership threatening, it is clear that India does not intend to utilize its membership for Geo-political gains.

Pakistan has always misconstrued India to be the biggest threat to its sovereignty. What Pakistan fails to realize is that India has got concerns of her own and is not worried about a nation as unimportant and unreliable as Pakistan. As far as competition between the two is concerned, Pakistan is nowhere near India, be it economy, military prowess or international standing. Pakistan’s internal system is the termite which is devouring it from within and it will not be a long time before Pakistan realises that it itself is its worst enemy.

China seems to have placed its arms on the shoulders of the wrong country. By siding with Pakistan on various issues, just in a vain effort to undermine India, China too has lost its credibility in the recent years. Imagine, if China had chosen to work WITH India rather than AGAINST it, what would present day Asia look like. It would have been a win-win paradigm for both. Sooner or later, China is bound to realize its folly.