Chinese Proxy Pakistan has been engaged by US for good. Notwithstanding the Pakistani Army macho claims on its successes on Taliban, Taliban controlled areas is Pakistan Vietnam in making. Wake up call for Pakistan fixated Indian myopic leaders and military generals that its time India looks at containing the real problem: China.

I have interviewed Indian leadership, both civil and military and its a consensus that India has no credible strategy in place to contain China. The usual “don’t quote me” brigade of officials allege that Current leadership (Read: Congress headed by the Nehru-Gandhi family) is more interested in keeping themselves in power and Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have better relations with China than what India has. Some had alleged that “yes its a threat, but, who will tell it to the government.” The fact is that, Indians have been living under the shadow of Chinese ballistic missiles positioned in Chinese occupied Tibet (COT) and live a borrowed life. There are no means to protecting ourselves and we have very little options to hurt China in mainland.

More than Indian policies, the US policies has helped India to address our foreign policy problems. Former US President Bush had gifted us the Nuclear deal and President Obama has tried to impress upon Pakistan that India is no threat. Former US President Bush had also proposed to make India as a counter weight to China. Now, many in India resented this. Before I am labeled as “sold to US” (or as the communist say “RSS sympathizer”), let me put my points in perspective.

We live under the shadows of Chinese nuclear and missile threat. China has supplied nuclear bomb design, nuclear components, missiles among other things to Proxy Pakistan. It has tried to rally our neighbors against us. Contained and created difficulties for us diplomatically in world forums. The list of Chinese mechanisations go on.

Internally, Nehru-Gandhi family which ruled India for obnoxiously long years have been busy “managing” Indians than foreign threats. It holds true even today. Chinese have played their part well too. They disregard the “other” Indian leadership and court Nehru-Gandhi family. The Indian communists have been Pro China to such an extent that, they look anti-Indian. The Indian military (except navy) has not gone for incremental development and deployment of indigenous equipment compared to what Chinese Forces have done. This has brought us to a foreign dependence. If we buy foreign defence equipment, we experience reliability, legal and diplomatic issues, while Indian military leaders would not allow internal development. The problem has been compounded by the trade unions (mostly Communist controlled) who don’t allow to changes in quality military production set up and the communist want every deal with US and Israel canceled. As for the Indian right wingers go, they have a sound policy on international relations, but, they are communal in outlook and hurt common man with their fascist tendencies.

On China front, India did take some steps militarily. This includes deploying Agni missiles on Chinese border, shifting Su-30 MKI to airfields facing China, sending naval ships to exercise with Japanese and funds for development of border with China to name major initiatives. But India lacks a composite strategy to engage China and whatever strategy exists today is merely reactionary. One “quote me not” official told me that ‘its not time to anger China as we are not in a position to defend ourselves,” to which I do not agree.

Look at India’s private sector. Indian private sector has competed against Chinese government based companies and bettered them. Chinese recognize the strength of Indian private sector. When a Chinese official comes to India, he wants to spend more time with Indian companies after finishing the diplomatic necessities with government. An Indian business man is more likely to be given visa in china than an Indian government official.

With the background that I built up, we now have a unique opportunity to focus our resources to manage (if you don’t like the word contain) China. We have brilliant diplomatic and military manpower who have the capacity to do it. The Chinese leadership use such talent of achieve their objectives. We have brilliant politicians within Congress and BJP, who can make it happen (unfortunately shadowed by Nehru-Gandhi family and Hindutva). India has a formidable private sector. US has offered India opportunities (although they have their interest), we utilize it till the extent we want.

Why can’t India do it?