An interesting article. As a citizen I have serious misgivings on the way our government is conducting the issue. Even the mandatory 2-line statement on the last talks has not appeared. Meanwhile, a paper talks of a secret deal- to give up on the west and gain some in the east. A second betrayal of the country is being cleveraly portrayed as a UPA victory.
I am not for this govrnment creating an anti-China hysteria as China does vis a vis Japan but our leaders owe it to the nation to ensure that the humiliation of the 1962 is repaired satisfactorily. The political one-upmanship to settle with the neighbouring countries at the cost of the national interest will do great harm to the government which can fall like nine-pins. Even the greatest leader like Nehru lost his charisma by his faltering steps on China. Lesser leaders should learn a lesson. Media hype cannot create strength. It is a sad phenomenon that our media is suffering from a Chinese-phobia. Papers publish photos of Beijing-Lhasa railway but does not talk a world on Hannifaction of Tibet. Nor do they monitor the developments in Xinjiang which can cause long-term trouble for us in the north.
